when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
hundred battles; many battles
experienced; seasoned; veteran
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
desperation; struggle to the death
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
very; greatly; exceedingly
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
all-out attack; general offensive
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
considerably; fairly; quite
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to order; to command; to appoint
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute