to watch for an unguarded moment
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to knock down; to knock off
does not; can not; will not
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to trample; to crush underfoot
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
with a thud (of something heavy)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
spine; backbone; spinal column
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
being too late; losing one's final chance
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
joint struggle; common (united) front
handsome young man; Adonis
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
main; principal; chief; primary; major
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger