whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to send flying with a kick
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
the same; the said; likewise
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
striking with the back of the sword
palm heel; heel of the palm
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
with no effort at all; easily
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
one revolution; one rotation
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
reduction by half; halving
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
heating power; thermal power; firepower
countermeasure; counter-measure
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
research; study; investigation
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst