back; rear; background; behind the scenes
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
how; in what way; how about
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
adds force or indicates command
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
to be muddy; to be slushy
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
already; now; no longer; not any more
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
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
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be found; to be discovered
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"