closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
continuation; succession; series; continuous
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
sword; blade; single stroke
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)