transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
180 degrees; complete change
switching over to; migration; transition
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
pair; the two; both persons; both things
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
rear right; back right; right and behind
roundhouse kick; turning kick
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
body; body blow (in boxing)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
left hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)