one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
invitation; introduction; temptation
intercept; interception; counter-attack
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
surely; certainly; without doubt
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
front kick (esp. martial arts)
way; method; means; resource; course
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
throwing technique; throw
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)