ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
to crumble away; to collapse
house built on sand; house of cards
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
boasting of one's strength
indescribable; having no way to express
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
less than ...; smaller ...
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
well-bred; of good upbringing
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption