either way; in any case; one way or another
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
next; secondly; subsequently
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
both hands; both arms; ten
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
acceleration; speeding up
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
in proportion to; just as much as
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be torn off; to come off
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
mass; quality and quantity
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to succeed; to bear fruit
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
rather; better; instead; if anything
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
be (that) as it may; having said that
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)