to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
break in time; interruption; pause
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
thought; consideration; thinking
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
solution; solution strategy
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
fresh wound; fresh bruise
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
drop (e.g. of water); drip
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to raise one's voice; to shout
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
everybody; every last one of them; all
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
means; way; method; measure
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided