and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
true character; real nature
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
together with; same; both; all; including ...
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to approach; to draw near
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to refuse; to decline; to deny
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
clincher; winning technique; official winning technique
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently