combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
conviction; belief; confidence
strong; resolute; firm; strict
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
orders; instructions; directive; command
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
going straight on; going straight ahead
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
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
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
covering for the back of the hand and wrist