change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
solution; solution strategy
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to crawl out of; to creep out of
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to get tired out; to be exhausted
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
ninja art of water-escape
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
troublesome; pain in the butt
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent