to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
exchange of blows; long rally
game with many hits; high-scoring game
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
hegemony; leadership; initiative
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to have no chance (of succeeding)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake