to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
with a start; with a jump
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
patting; stroking; caressing
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
receipt; cash-register slip
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)