chance (of success); odds
Stefan; Stephan; Stephane
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to try to do; to attempt to do
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
several times; a few times
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
both (people); the two of them
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
offensive (movement); aggression
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(not) even once; (not) ever
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky