to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
this and that; one thing or another
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
second; number two; runner-up
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
destruction; collapse; crumbling
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
upper half of the body; upper body
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be relieved; to feel relieved
this one; with this; in this way
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
survival; survivor; relic
direction of travel; direction of movement
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky