electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
tool; implement; means; furniture
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
ago; since; before; previous
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
classical form of martial art
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
nervousness; oversensitivity
determination; conviction
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
handful; small amount; small number
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)