exchange of blows; long rally
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
main force; chief object; mainline
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
outbreak of war; starting a war
in advance; beforehand; previously
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
right side; right-hand side
to jump from one thing to another
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
along the road; along the way
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
sleeping under the stars; having sex outdoors
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
influence; clout; leverage
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to hand over; to surrender
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
action; operation; effect; function