spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
memory; sense; experience
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
capricious; moody; whimsical
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
those (near the second person)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
power; might; authority; influence
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
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
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to cut corners; to be shoddy
even more; still more; further
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
originally; by nature; from the start