investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
two colours; two varieties; two types
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
return fire; shooting back
shooting from a kneeling position; kneeling shot
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
alone; by oneself; on one's own
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
consecutive; continuous; successive
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
this (very thing); this precisely
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
invisibly; secretly; privately
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched