offense and defense; offence and defence
for example; for instance; e.g.
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
match; game; bout; contest
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)