minute adjustment; fine-tuning
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
desperation; struggle to the death
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
blow; shock; strike; batting
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
each place; various places
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)