retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
restlessly; in continuous motion
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be entwined; to be involved
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
how; in what way; how about
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
moment by moment; hour by hour
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
body; physical system; (the) person
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to blow through; to blow across
striking with the back of the sword
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to well up; to burst; to arise
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
sword skills; swordsmanship
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)