to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to control; to command; to get the better of
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
preliminary test or trial; tryout
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
one revolution; one rotation
to knock down; to utterly defeat
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
flash (of light); glint; schiller
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
becoming dull; slowing down
main cause; primary factor
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass