to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
number of times; frequency; count
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to attack; to assault; to assail
normal practice; proper practice
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
mental; spiritual; emotional
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to blame; to find fault with
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting