smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to lose sight of; to miss
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
expression; look; countenance; face
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
sword strike; sword slash
memory; sense; experience
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
student (esp. a university student)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to leap back; to jump back
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to be born; to come into the world
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed