holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
good old; good old-fashioned
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
splish-splash; with a splash
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
cannot be helped; unavoidable
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to put one's strength into
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
at the top of one's voice
(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
for the present; for the time being
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
column of water; water column
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast