to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
art of self-defense (defence)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
physical condition; state of health
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
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 flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
genuine article; real thing; real deal
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict