footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to have no chance (of succeeding)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to knock down; to knock out
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
(not) even with; (not) even using
several shots; several blows
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
wavelike; in waves; undulation
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
it hasn't been long since
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
violent explosion; bursting
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
bipartite; in two parts; double
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
ability score (in role-playing games, etc.); attribute value
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
preservation; retainment; keeping
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)