distinction; discrimination
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
evergreen tree; (an) evergreen
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to be injured; to sustain a wound
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
another; different; separate; discrete
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
principle; theory; fundamental truth
way out; means to escape; escape route
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
script; screenplay; scenario
to tear up and throw away
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
one grain; one drop; one bead