to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
great physical power; animal strength
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
surrounding at a distance
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
in the meanwhile; during the time
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to become pale; to turn pale
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
that's true; of course; obviously
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to put one's strength into