to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
narrow margin; slim margin
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nice; good; well-executed
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to knock down; to knock off
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
reopening; resumption; restarting