to blow off; to be blown off
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
technique; art; skill; move
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
(not) so much; (not) that much
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
in the meanwhile; during the time
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
heart; guts; nerve; central part
physical law; laws of physics
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
inbetween (in animation); inbetweening; tween; quiet move (othello)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
eight (long cylindrical things)