combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to come into being; to be born
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
penetration; permeation; transmission
blow; shock; strike; batting
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
maintenance; preservation; improvement
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
young girl; lass; adolescent female
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough