opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to be nearing death; to be dying
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to take back; to recapture
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to shake one's head (in denial)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
blood congestion; -stasis
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany