opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to some extent; to a certain extent
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
front; frontage; facade; main
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be surprised; to be astonished
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)