which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
skilled manager; resourceful general
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
very small; tiny; insignificant
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
otherwise; or else; if not
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be exhausted; to be worn out
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
violent explosion; bursting
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted