meteor; shooting star; falling star
prizefighter; pro boxer; professional boxer; pugilist
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
negotiations; discussions; connection
skill; dexterity; master hand
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
danger; peril; hazard; risk
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
exchange of blows; long rally
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
covering; protection; backing; relief
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to explain adequately; to be accountable
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
arm; skill; efforts; ability
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)