tail (animal); tail end; tip
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to put one's strength into
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be the ruin of (a person)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money