to put one's life on the line
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
all members; everybody; regular member
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
riding beast (other than a horse); cavalry beast
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
resonance; sympathetic vibration
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
life and death; life or death
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
strategy meeting; council of war
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
looking on from afar; being a spectator
automatic; intransitive verb
infinite loop; closed loop
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron