screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
king; monarch; ruler; champion
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to thrust away; to send flying
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
death penalty; capital punishment
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
first meeting; first interview with
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
looking away; looking aside
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
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
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)