pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
both (people); the two of them
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while