war; battle; match; game; competition
technique; art; skill; move
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
very; much; greatly; a lot of
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
surroundings; environs; circumference
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
dealing with; coping with
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tone (of voice); manner of talking
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
head start; initiative; preemption
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
accumulation; accumulate; store