to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
intercept; interception; counter-attack
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
dealing with; coping with
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
pulsation; pulsatory motion
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
there being no use in arguing (about it)
sword; blade; single stroke
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
immortal; undying; indestructible
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to shed light; to cast light
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave