via; through; by doing; by means of; using
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to become better; to improve
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
nine times; twisting around many times
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
stirring; rousing oneself
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(power) transformer; trance; trans
to bring back; to restore
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to use up all one's strength
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
close; intimate; on good terms
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
night watch; fire watchman