-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
both hands; both arms; ten
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
in the face of; in defiance of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
such ... as; or some such
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
observation; survey; watching
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on