strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
(coming through) loud and clear
order; directive; instructions; command
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
commander; commanding officer; CO
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
side effect; adverse reaction
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
military style; army style
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
participation; joining; entry
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
particularly; only; in the case of
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
care; precaution; guarding; caution
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to feel inferior; to feel small
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
naked eye; the physical eye
to understand from experience
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to say no more; to sink into silence
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt