to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
all parts; various parts; every department
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
physical strength; muscle strength
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to change completely; to change suddenly
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
ability; capability; skill
region; limits; stage; level
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to open (one's eyes) wide
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)