to be entwined; to be involved
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
price; cost; value; worth; value
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
meteor; shooting star; falling star
prizefighter; pro boxer; professional boxer; pugilist
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
skill; dexterity; master hand
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
exchange of blows; long rally
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to explain adequately; to be accountable
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)