it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to attack; to assault; to assail
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
difference; variation; difference
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating