smooth (i.e. without problems)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
blow; shock; strike; batting
training; drill; practice; discipline
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
opposite side; opposition
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to hit hard; to strike hard
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)