to come alive; to get going; to start to move
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
extravagant; wasteful of money
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
root; joint; base; crotch
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
hindlimb; hindlimbs; hind leg; hind legs
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)