to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to shave off; to scrape off
jewel; precious stone; gem
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
practice; practising; training; study
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
perception; sensing; noticing
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track