to go on the defensive; to play it safe
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
don't you think?; indicates question
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
mental; spiritual; emotional
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to take over; to hand over
of course; certainly; naturally
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can