predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
going straight on; going straight ahead
to attack; to assault; to assail
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
station wagon; estate car
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to squeeze out; to wring out
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
dozens; scores of; decades
long ago; a long time ago; already
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts