smooth (i.e. without problems)
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
ready with a rifle leveled
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to check; to stop; to keep back
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
mounted warrior; cavalier; knight
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
intuition; instinct; hunch
humble; modest; unassuming
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
dealing with; coping with
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later