to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to fight; to exchange blows
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
button (clothing); push-button
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
rose apple (Syzygium jambos); Malabar plum; jambos
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
dealing with; coping with
preliminary test or trial; tryout
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
throw; throwing; throwing event