personal combat; one-to-one fight
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
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
to grimace; to make a wry face
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
several shots; several blows
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to shake; to sway; to waver
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
even more; still more; further
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move