as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
hundred battles; many battles
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
flour; meal; powder; dust
to fly around; to scatter
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
teatime; tea break; coffee break
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
military affairs; military work
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
one's own work; making by oneself
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity