(already) known; established
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
giving up; quitting; surrendering
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
every evening; night after night
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
else; in addition; besides
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
simple and clear; plain and simple
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside