hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
ultimate; final; last; eventual
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
outside world; physical world
visual confirmation; sighting
loud shout; excited cheering
eardrum; tympanic membrane
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
large intestine; large bowel; colon
major war; great war; world war
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
one's turn (esp. in go, shogi, etc.)