to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
troublesome; annoying; complicated
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
posture; position; stance
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out