important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
leaving a matter to chance
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
military forces; hosts; troops
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
without leaving any trace
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to be entwined; to be involved
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
opposite side; opposition
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains