explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
while; during (the time when)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
practice; practising; experience
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
as a child; when one was a child
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
art of self-defense (defence)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
light; faint; pale; fleeting
sense of values; values; value system
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
detestable; despicable; abhorrent