advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
trivial; not amounting to much
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
incompetent; have no merit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to attack; to assault; to assail
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
many; numerous; various; large number of
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
vitality; (one's) life force
to be preeminent; to be outstanding