to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
going straight on; going straight ahead
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
break in time; interruption; pause
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
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
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
series of battles; successive battles
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
trivial; not amounting to much
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion