elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if it is the case that ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
time; hour; period; class
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
beyond this point; from now on; after this
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
intercept; interception; counter-attack
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
too much; excessively; too
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have