tool; implement; means; furniture
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
handrail; railing; banister
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to watch for an unguarded moment
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
blow; shock; strike; batting
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to collapse into; to flop onto
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to knock down; to knock out
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
two times; twice; two degrees
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with