to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
if so; in that case; in that situation
simultaneous; all at once
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
unaccomplished person; uninteresting person; nobody
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
while; even though; despite
to make a firm resolution
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)