ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to show; to bare (the teeth)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
resolute; determined; bold
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
end of life; death; annihilation
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to blow out; to spout out
to collapse into; to flop onto
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled