to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
opening fully; full throttle; full power
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 be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
invitation; introduction; temptation
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
cross; crossed; cruciform
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
technique; art; skill; move
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
quick work; (clever) feat
short pause; short interval
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly