that day; the very same day
training; drill; practice; discipline
genuine article; real thing; real deal
match; game; bout; contest
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to turn towards; to point
tension; mental strain; nervousness
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
imagination; supposition; guess
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to let slip; to slide; to glide
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt