to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
two (long cylindrical things)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
end of life; death; breathing one's last
just one person; only one
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
prime minister; premier; chancellor
second; number two; runner-up
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish