establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
way; method; means; (technical) specification
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
continuation; succession; series
technique; art; skill; move
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
special; particular; peculiar; unique
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
hadouken (fireball attack from the Street Fighter series)