muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
time limit; time restriction
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to gather; to collect; to assemble
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
in the meanwhile; during the time
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
pride; dignity; self-worth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success