fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
power; might; authority; influence
to be hesitant; to feel timid
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
covering; protection; backing; relief
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
how long; how far; how much
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no