narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
button (clothing); push-button; button
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
cleavage (between breasts)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
throat; important part; vital area
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way