covered in mud; mud-caked
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
as you see; as you can see
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
nine times; twisting around many times
point spread; point difference
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
difficult to ...; hard to ...
light and darkness; light and shade
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)