repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
power; might; authority; influence
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
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
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
even more; still more; further
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to intervene; to stop (something)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
4th day of the month; four days
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
... years old; age (of) ...
continuous; without a break
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to increase; to add to; to augment
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary