refusal; rejection; denial; veto
soldier; combatant; warrior
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
convenient; handy; useful
parting; separation; farewell
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
battlefield; battleground
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
chance (of success); odds
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
speed; velocity; pace; velocity