crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
probability; likelihood; chances
ago; since; before; previous
accomplishment; execution
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
water outlet; tap; faucet
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out