slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to sustain a serious wound
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
left side; left-hand side
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
choices; alternatives; options
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
mask; disguise; guise; mask
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to become dim; to become blurred
to be in focus; to come into focus
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
sweeping sideways; mowing down
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
how many years; how long; what year
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be exhausted; to be tired out
triangle; triangular shape
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to rush back; to run back