to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
the same as always; day after day
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
these guys; these fellows
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
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)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to be surprised; to be astonished
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
decision; settlement; definition
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to sniff out; to get wind of
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to strike dead; to beat to death