to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
considerably; greatly; a lot
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be smeared; to be covered
feelings; thoughts; meaning
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to step over or across; to overcome
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
true character; real nature
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
first meeting; first interview with
that day; the very same day
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)