to start; to begin; to commence
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
staying in the air; remaining airborne
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
repulsion; repulsive force
release; emission; ejection
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
full throttle; full power
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
curse; spell; malediction
self-mutilation; self-injury
go that far; to that extent
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
assistance; backing; reinforcements