pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
intercept; interception; counter-attack
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
head start; initiative; preemption
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
murder; killing; murderer
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
don't you think?; indicates question
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
participant; entrant; player; competitor
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
end of a match; end of a game
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)