one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
fortune-telling; divination
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
back street; back alley; off-street
to amuse oneself; to make merry
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
throbbing (pain); pounding
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
flour; meal; powder; dust
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
inferior goods; faulty item
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
any more; any further; any better; any longer
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
rather; sooner; preferably
wild beast; wild animal; brute
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
sharp increase; sudden rise
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
big frame; large figure; huge body
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
incident; affair; happening; event
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up