mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
pride; boast; credit (to)
fight to the death; mortal combat; deathmatch
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
favorite sword; cherished sword
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
detour; circuitous route; diversion
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
rival; competitor; competition
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to begin to walk; to set out
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
nervousness; oversensitivity
to shake one's head (in denial)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
overhasty; rash; premature
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement