(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
as (for); for; in the capacity of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(committee) chairman; president
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
again; once more; a second time
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
top of the head; crown of the head
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
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
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
such; this sort of; like this