arm; skill; efforts; ability
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to jump from one thing to another
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
almost; roughly; approximately
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
expressing one's mind; speaking out
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
to harm; to cause harm to
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)