opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
palm heel; heel of the palm
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
forcibly; against one's will
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
technique; art; skill; move
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
indirection; indirectness
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
physical strength; muscle strength
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
simply; merely; only; solely
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
young girl; lass; adolescent female