offense and defense; offence and defence
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
it seems so; that's what it looks like
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
bad influence; negative influence
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
six (long cylindrical things)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
firm promise; definite promise
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to watch for an unguarded moment
to ease up; to relax attention
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
precondition; prerequisite
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to affect; to impact; to influence
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
three times; thrice; third (interval)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
antipathy; reluctance; resistance