to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
it's no joke; gimme a break!
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
good news; happy news; glad tidings
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to take flight; to disappear
heartstrings; koto string
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
sweeping sideways; mowing down
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out