application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
right after coming out; just graduated
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to yield to temptation; to succumb
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
letter of consent; letter of intent; agreement document
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
capital strength (of an enterprise)
organizational capability; organisational capability
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
offensive (movement); aggression
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
priest; (arch.) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system; (arch.) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (arch.) prominent member of a town; river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (arch.) (medieval) harbor manager