because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
left side; left-hand side
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to blow through; to blow across
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question