rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
on the occasion of; at the time of
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be dead; to be lifeless
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
at the last moment; this late in the game
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
not yet known; unknown; strange
to stick it out (until the end)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
acceleration; speeding up
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
young girl; lass; adolescent female
just the other day; quite recently