to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
evolved form; developed form
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
recitation; reciting from memory
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
touchdown (as in rugby, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)