shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
locking technique in judo
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
more than anything; above all else
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
power; might; authority; influence
as you see; as you can see
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
that's the way it is; such is life
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(period of) a year; during an era
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to put one's life on the line
to brave a danger; to take a risk
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to become attached; to begin to love
at once; immediately; right now
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...