stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
opposite side; opposition
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
battle formation; military formation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
acid; sourness; sour taste
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate