trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
very much; very many; more and more
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to be related to someone by blood
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to scuttle off; to take flight
to have a narrow escape from death
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
in name only; titular; nominal