while; during (the time when)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
thorough; exhaustive; complete
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
practice; practising; training; study
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
front; frontage; facade; main
personal affair; one's own affair
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
both sides; two sides; double-sided