(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
beyond one's means or position
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
trunk (of the body); soma
to roll up; to be rolled up
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
advanced level; high grade; senior
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
remaining quantity; residual quantity
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
noisy; confused; uproarious
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
draw (in competition); tie game
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
rare; extraordinary; singular
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping