small; fine; detailed; stingy
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
several minutes; a few minutes
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
hand used like a sword in striking
to thrust before; to thrust at
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
confidentially; privately; off the record
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
in proportion to; just as much as
correlation; interrelation
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
stepping back; drawing back
to fall on one's backside
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
eccentric; crank; oddball
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation