fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
look!; there!; here!; that is
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
reign; being on the throne
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
eligibility for election; suffrage
suffrage; the right to vote
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
studies; schoolwork; classwork
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
system; institution; organization; organisation
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
indeed; really; truly; very much
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science