to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
how; in what way; how about
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
time; season; period; phase; stage
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
protracted war; war of attrition
surely; certainly; without doubt
quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
main theater of war; principal battlefield
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice