to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
maintenance; preservation; improvement
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
defense; defence; protection
on the occasion of; at the time of
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
preservation; retainment; keeping
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
war; battle; match; game; competition
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
not caring; not giving a damn
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront