to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
use; utilization; utilisation; application
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to anticipate; to foresee
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago