to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
mental; spiritual; emotional
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
conversely; on the contrary
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
war situation; progress of a battle
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
assistance; backing; reinforcements
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
blower; fan; leaf blower; lens blower; dust blower