platform; home; home base; home plate
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
living; lifestyle; living room
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to become clear; to be made public
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
magic sword; cursed sword
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
defense; defence; fielding
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
sword strike; sword slash
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
life; living; I; me; student
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
as stated; verbatim; literally
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
one by one; in detail; minutely
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke