to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
fruit knife; paring knife
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
one by one; one after another; successively
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
same family (race, tribe)
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
scoundrel; rascal; villain
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
surname; family name; last name
two years later; year after next
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
previous engagement; prior contract
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
flipper (of a marine mammal); swim fin; flipper; flipper (pinball); channel surfer
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray