firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
for this very reason; that is exactly why
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
single word; a few words; brief comment
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
being startled; getting a shock
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
throat; important part; vital area
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
within; inside of; less than
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to order; to command; to appoint
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth