having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
man-to-man defense; man-to-man defence
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
perception; sensation; awareness
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
trunk (of the body); soma
reaching; attaining; arrival
power; might; authority; influence
restoration; repair; mending
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
chance (of success); odds
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
roundhouse kick; turning kick
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
change; transformation; inversion
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off