valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
to push back; to press back; to force back
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
crescent moon; young moon
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
backflip; backward somersault
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to glare at each other; to confront each other
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to be dead; to be lifeless
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
product; produce; result; fruit
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
at once; immediately; right now
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
in great haste; hurriedly; in a hurry
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance