to fight against; to oppose; to face
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
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)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
knight; keima; knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
fully armed; armed to the teeth
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to turn against; to become an enemy
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to push aside; to brush aside
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to be hesitant; to feel timid
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking