sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to beat; to batter; to pummel
ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
superalloy; Chogokin; line of die-cast metal robot and character toys sold by Popy
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
full capacity; all one's ability
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
pre-war days; before the war
transcendence; transcendency
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
coefficient; coefficient; factor; proportional constant
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
had better ...; may as well ...
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
fragile article; breakables; broken article
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
inspection; examination; survey
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)