to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
selection; choice; option
intercept; interception; counter-attack
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
inside; interior; inner part
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
twice; again; second time
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
though; notwithstanding; although
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
chief; main; principal; important
battlefield; battleground
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
training; drill; practice; discipline
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...