blow; shock; strike; batting
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to shave off; to scrape off
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
innumerable; countless; numberless
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
serious wound; serious injury
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames