biological child; one's own child
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to compete with; to vie for
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
dispute; argument; contention
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
staying the night; lodging (at)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to lean against; to set against
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
according to plan; as planned; on target