to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to tighten; to press hard
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be opposite; to face each other
nonchalant air; unruffled air
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
one's physical safety; personal security
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
unmarried; not yet married
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
some book; book about that subject; books
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
rather; better; instead; if anything
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
form; shape; figure; visage
how; in what way; how about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be at a loss for words
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest