swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
two times; twice; two degrees
to lead someone around by the nose
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
weightlessness; zero gravity
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
ramification; branching off
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
head; chief; boss; leader
cheap article; poor quality article
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
memories; recollections; reminiscence
propulsive power; driving force
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
complete recovery; healing
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
wounded person; injured person