to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
everybody; every last one of them; all
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
fifth day of the month; five days
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
news; word; tidings; omen
conviction; belief; confidence
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
intercept; interception; counter-attack
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude