to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
determination; conviction
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
hammer throw (track and field event)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
(in) the air; midair; sky
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
(going) on and on (about trivial matters); (complaining about) this and that; trivially (chatting)
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
decisive battle of brief duration
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one's original intention; one's original purpose; one's original aim
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
three persons; three parties
unprecedented; record-breaking
(of a kind) never to be seen again
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to come from; to have roots in
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm