sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
source of worry; source of distress
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to do together; to share; to participate in
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
conservativeness; conservatism; regression; retrogression; unadventurousness
preservation; retainment; keeping
preference; priority; precedence
leading; guiding; commanding
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
in accordance with plans; just as planned
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
supporting role (actor); minor role
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to rush over; to run up to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be worried; to be troubled