stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
assistance; backing; reinforcements
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite