journey; route of a journey
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
everyone at once; everyone together
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
reopening; resumption; restarting
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
exaltation; emotional uplift
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick