diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
one way or the other; either way
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
continuation; succession; series
to distract one's attention
detour; circumvention; turning movement
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
power; might; authority; influence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to get one's head around; to think about
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
by sheer strength; by brute force
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
timewise; temporal; chronal
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
recovery; rescue; recapture