a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
immediately; right away; on the spot
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
at least; at most; (even) just
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
this for sure; certainly is
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
strong interaction; strong force
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
descendant; posterity; offspring
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be born; to come into the world
what people say; rumours; public opinion
calamity; disaster; accident