ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
offense and defense; offence and defence
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
impossible to do (although wants to)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
front kick (esp. martial arts)
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)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
belly-to-back suplex (pro wrestling move)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
concentrated fire; intense criticism
interruption; suspension; break
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
stillness; repose; standing still
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag