to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
by sheer strength; by brute force
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
since; henceforth; ever since
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
intensive training; extra hard training
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to engage in a heated discussion
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to fight to the bitter end
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos