practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
point in common; common feature
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
war; battle; match; game; competition
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
for convenience; as a matter of convenience