quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to smash; to break into pieces
offense; offence; method of attack
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
the same kind; accomplice; partner
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
each time it happens; at all such times
number of persons; personnel
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
free time; spare time; idle moment
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
on the occasion of; at the time of
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
only the results matter; it's all about the results