as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to be sacked; to be dismissed
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
that's the way it is; such is life
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
otherwise; or else; if not
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to lean against; to set against
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
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
eisa (Okinawan folk dance that marks the end of the Bon festival)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
metallic sound; metallic clank
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!