defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
while; even though; despite
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
settlement; solution; resolution
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
ready with a rifle leveled
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
right beside; close to; nearby
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch