cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to make an appearance; to show up
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to send flying with a kick
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
posture; position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to temper thoroughly; to train well
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
body; physical system; (the) person
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person