gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
both hands; both arms; ten
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
release; emission; ejection
in the face of; in defiance of
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
fall; drop; descent; coming down
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
pistol; handgun; revolver
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sad; wretched; deplorable
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky