to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
by itself; automatically; naturally
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
phantom; vision; illusion
space (room, area, outer space)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to offer (put up) resistance
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
pitching ability; counter for pitches
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)