base stealing; steal; stolen base
reaching; attaining; arrival
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to change the position of
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
underhand throw; submarine pitch
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
glorious; honourable; splendid
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to mark the end; to spell the end