to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
innumerable; countless; numberless
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
being too late; losing one's final chance
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to be forward; to be impertinent
order; command; directions; instructions
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
opening fully; full throttle; full power
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest