continuation of war, fighting or battle
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
blow; shock; strike; batting
strength; power; proficiency; ability
just past noon; afternoon
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
thunderous roar; roaring sound
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)