hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
joint; seam; joining point
restlessly; in continuous motion
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
fast-talking; rapid talking
four (long cylindrical things)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to not take seriously; to take lightly
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
breastplate; chest protector; bib
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object