superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
highly unpredictable; touch and go
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
assistance; backing; reinforcements
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
cooperation; coordination; link
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to give directions; to issue instructions
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
offense and defense; offence and defence
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
after that; afterwards; thereafter
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
looks; personal appearance; features
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to temper thoroughly; to train well
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
virile; tough; masculine; intense
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to have confidence in one's own abilities
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
should time and circumstances permit
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana