main force; chief object; mainline
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
while; during (the time when)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
older brother; elder brother
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
one's own army; one's own team
hey there; I say; see here
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
indicate reason; infers some protest
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at