entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to smash down; to beat in
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
lightly; easily; carelessly
grip (of hand); grip strength
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
the West; the Occident; Western countries
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
pistol; handgun; revolver
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
real intention; true motive; true meaning
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
carelessly; inattentively
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely