giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
shameless; shameless person
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
counter for books; volume
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to fight a battle; to have a fight
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
admiration; wonder; astonishment
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
thunderous roar; roaring sound