to devise a plan; to work out a plan
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon