to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to triumph; to be elated with success
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
very; extremely; excessively
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
willpower; energy; vitality
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink