throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
uncompleted; unfinished; crude
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
indicate reason; infers some protest
regret; repentance; remorse
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
opening ceremony (of the school term)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
unexpectedly; surprisingly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
impossible; unlikely; improbable
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch