outsider; someone outside of a group
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
two at a time; two by two; in twos
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to hide; to conceal oneself
front; frontage; facade; main
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
pointing out; identification
to get between; to be caught in
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
apparent; obvious; very clear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to say no more; to sink into silence
to boost; to force up; to push up
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every