to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
sea of blood; pool of blood
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
chief; main; principal; important
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
disintegration; self-destruction
to die out; to become extinct
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
jewel; precious stone; gem
to hand over; to surrender
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to run about trying to escape
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
moment by moment; hour by hour
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
end; close; finish; termination