crescent moon; young moon
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
going insultingly easy on an opponent; not trying one's best
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
draw (in competition); tie game
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to fight to the bitter end
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition