spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
difficult to ...; hard to ...
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to give the stamp of approval
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
rear left; back left; left and behind
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
with a collapse; with a slump
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
upper half of the body; upper body
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties