praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
the five fingers; leading five; top five
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
loud sound; loud reverberation
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to burst open; to pop; to split
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
look!; there!; here!; that is
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away