betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
elementary level; beginner level
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to crumble away; to collapse
in the same way as; just like
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
most part; greater part; majority
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to put one's strength into
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
accumulation; accumulate; store
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount