locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to tumble down; to roll down
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to fall flat; to fall face down
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
severe wound; serious wound; gash
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to make a fool of (someone)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
unless one ...; if one does not ...
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to lure out; to entice out
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on