to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to eat up; to consume (completely)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
there is nothing; having nothing
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
true state; actual condition; reality
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to compete with; to vie for
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
scenery; scene; landscape