guess; speculation; supposition
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
attack; assault; attempt; try
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to fly around; to scatter
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
preservation; retainment; keeping
offense; offence; method of attack
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
in good health; alive and well; going strong
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
difficult to ...; hard to ...
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to become frayed; to become loose
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with