belatedly; though a little too late
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
art of self-defense (defence)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
battlefield; battleground
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
true state; actual condition; reality
outsider; someone outside of a group
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
counterattack; reversal technique
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
dividing into four; quartering
one revolution; one rotation
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to escape from; to get out
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up