wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to fly around; to scatter
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
all (there is); as long as there is
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to smash down; to beat in
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
continuation; succession; series
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
spine; backbone; spinal column
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
while; during; while; although; all; both