quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
tonfa (traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
questioning (e.g. by police)
to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to fight; to exchange blows
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; practising; experience
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
difference; variation; difference