to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
monster cat; cat with magical powers
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to hit hard; to strike hard