to start; to begin; to commence
to become completely chilled
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
blow; shock; strike; batting
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
secret technique; secret art
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
praise; glorification; extolment
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
battlefield; battleground
to throw oneself (into an activity)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
giving up; quitting; surrendering
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
cowering; recoiling; overwhelmed
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
war; battle; match; game; competition
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer