central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
height (of body); stature
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
slapping the opponent with the open hand
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to fall on one's backside
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
preface; introduction; preamble
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause