to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
advance; moving forward; progress
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to run around; to bustle about
fierce attack; furious attack
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
aggressiveness; aggression
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
war situation; progress of a battle
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
common knowledge; well-known fact
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
level; standard; water level
solitude; loneliness; isolation
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
dullard; indecisive person
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to become clear; to be made public