offense; offence; method of attack
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
finger; hands and fingers; hands
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
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
cannot be compared with; no match for
level; standard; water level
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
pleasant feeling; good feeling
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
great swordsman; master fencer
secret; private; surreptitious
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack