does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
directly opposite; right in front
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
just managing; with great difficulty
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)