fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
immediately; right away; on the spot
forward somersault; forward roll
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
moving about; stirring about
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
gradually; slowly but steadily
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
decisive battle of brief duration
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to spring at; to leap upon
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
second (unit of time); arc second
moment by moment; hour by hour
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
person concerned; interested party; related party
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu