army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
digital versatile disc; DVD
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
performer; entertainer; actor
attractive middle-aged man
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
how; in what way; how about; questionable
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly