attacking method; attacking strategy
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
precarious situation; precarious state
to let one's hair hang down
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
university professor; college professor
duty; obligation; responsibility
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to check; to stop; to keep back
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
flash (of light); glint; schiller
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
foreign matter; impurities
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
lightning strike; torpedo attack
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
connection; link; relationship