check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to glare at each other; to confront each other
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
length (of an animal); body length
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
behind; in the rear; in back
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
just because; even if; even though
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel