PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
absolute basics; very rudiments
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
square formation (of troops); magic square
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
continuation; succession; series
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
frame; framework; outline
long ago; already; a long time ago
to crouch; to squat; to cower
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
protracted war; war of attrition
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself