shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
that is to say; so that means
minimum; at the very least
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
way; method; means; resource; course
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
violent thunder; fierce lightning; thunder and lightning
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
nothing but; none other than
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to make an appearance; to show up
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits