about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
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
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
at least; at most; (even) just
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
training; drill; practice; discipline
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
such ... as; or some such
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment