only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
way of the sword; swordsmanship
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
raising the specifications; tightening specifications
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
visit (from someone); call
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
staying at home all day (without employment); (lit.) guarding one's home
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
moment; brief space of time
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to pile up; to accumulate
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
heaps of corpses all around
(not) even once; (not) ever
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
winning by decision (in combat sports); winning on points
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)