to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
technique; art; skill; move
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to half-rise to one's feet
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate