to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
throw; throwing; throwing event
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
in accordance with; according to
to be discouraged; to shrink from
those (near the second person)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
sternum; breastplate; plastron
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
right in the center (centre)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to collapse into; to flop onto
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be too late; to be too slow
intercept; interception; counter-attack
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money