scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
two times; twice; two degrees
to unfold; to unroll; to open
confidence; trust; faith; credit
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
inside; interior; inner part
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out