close quarters combat; CQC
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
black and white; right and wrong
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
power; might; authority; influence
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with