satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
regulars; regular soldiers
using together (jointly); used at the same time
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
number one; first; best; most; game; round
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
way; method; means; resource; course
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
time; hour; period; class
working in the fields; working on a farm
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye