to stop walking; to pause
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
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
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
chance; opportunity; occasion
story; tale; talk; discussion
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
art of self-defense (defence)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to keep standing; to stand motionless
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal