sword skills; swordsmanship
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
front; frontage; facade; main
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
backflip; backward somersault
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to pay attention; to be watchful
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
high heels; high-heeled shoes
because of; owing to; due to
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be too numerous; to be too much
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)