one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
serious; severe; grave; acute
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
choice; selection; option
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
proper; respectable; decent; honest
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
putting into operation; invocation
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple