impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
amount of money; sum of money
to pull out a fish; to lure
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
negation; denial; negative
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
password; watchword; motto; slogan
hostility; animosity; enmity
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
magic; sorcery; incantation
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)