maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
joint struggle; common (united) front
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to peel off and fall; to flake away
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
combat power; fighting strength
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
supply; provision; service; supply
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth