interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
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
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
same family (race, tribe)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
inspection; examination; survey
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
bright sunshine; broad daylight
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to have a reason; to have an excuse
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
polish; improvement; burnishing
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)