slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
suddenly; all of a sudden
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to get strong; to gain strength
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to collapse into; to flop onto
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
good humour (humor); good mood
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to become calm; to die down
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread