(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
serious; severe; grave; acute
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be able to manage somehow or another
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
under control (e.g. of territory)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
wound suffered in a fight