great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
cooperation; coordination; link
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be a matter of life or death
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
metallic lustre; metallic luster
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
ability; performance; efficiency
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
item; article; dish; course; finest item
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat