to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
choices; alternatives; options
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
questions and answers; dialogue
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to try to do; to attempt to do
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
match; game; bout; contest
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
joint-locking technique (in judo)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
at once; immediately; right now
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry