(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
for your information; I'm telling you
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to brandish; to flash; to display
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring