intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
military service; combat experience
national border; provincial border
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
close quarters combat; CQC
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to put one's hand on; to touch
such; this sort of; like this
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to put into the mouth; to eat
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
womanly; ladylike; feminine
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate