calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
point in common; common feature
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to fight against; to oppose; to face
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
ten; 10; ten years of age
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
addition; adding; supplement
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles