to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
difference; variation; difference
feeling keenly; fully realizing
how long; how far; how much
several minutes; a few minutes
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
the other day; lately; recently
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent