bombarding; shelling; bombardment
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
technique; art; skill; move
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
checking against (up); examining by reference; verification
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
one-by-one; separately; in detail
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
courteous; decorous; polite
one's previous letter; one's last letter
sincere; earnest; serious
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
I told you so; you see that?
twice; again; second time
to look down on; to condescend
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
strict; close; precise; scrupulous