head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to leave word; to leave a message
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
(for the) first time in one's life
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to that degree; to that extent; that much
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to let one's hair hang down
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
experience; history; record; career
joint struggle; common (united) front
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
nothing but; none other than