to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to shake off; to throw off
high efficiency; high performance
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
than; other than; except; but
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
forcibly; against one's will
sweeping sideways; mowing down
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to collapse into; to flop onto
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
be (that) as it may; having said that
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to repeat; to be frequent
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
great man; hero; master mind
to pile up; to accumulate
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack