(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
older sister; elder sister
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
training room (hall); gymnasium
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby