counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to collapse; to flop (onto)
lower region; lower part; region below
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
correction; rectification; mending; repair
like that; that way; thus
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
naturally; of course; understandably
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone