but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
plural; multiple; several
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
how long; how much; to what extent
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
in succession; one after another
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
ability; performance; efficiency
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
prickling; stinging; tingling
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to attempt; to test; to try out
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard