heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
practice; practising; experience
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
with no effort at all; easily
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall on one's backside
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
cooperation; coordination; link
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
superheating; overheating
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the opposite direction; the other way
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)