high efficiency; high performance
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to keep away; to keep at a distance
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to be worried; to be troubled
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
interruption; suspension; break
if so; in that case; in that situation
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
still; as yet; as it has been
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither