only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
protracted war; war of attrition
outbreak of war; starting a war
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
be (that) as it may; having said that
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
pretension; conceit; hubris
trusting too much; overestimating ability
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
lying face down; upside down; prone
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
over-fond parent; doting parent
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
swallowing; understanding; apprehension