to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
letter affixed to an arrow
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
ninja rope with grappling hook
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
archery; mapping; map; morphism
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to distract one's attention
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
in person; personally; directly
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
as if it weren't already enough
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage