end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to attack; to assault; to assail
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
switching over to; migration; transition
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
difference; variation; difference
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
physical law; laws of physics
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
training; drill; practice; discipline
to cut corners; to be shoddy
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)