desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
dark clouds; black clouds
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to have the memory of having done something oneself
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
urban area; urban district
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
hello; good day; good afternoon
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to gain experience; to grow accustomed (to something)
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
forbidden area; no-go zone
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet