thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
as many (people) as possible
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
several minutes; a few minutes
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
silence (not speaking); muteness
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
number of times; frequency; count
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage