shooting down (an aircraft)
to cease; to stop; to be over
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
assistance; backing; reinforcements
light; easy; non-serious; minor
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
finely chiseled (features)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
if it is (the case that ...)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
a few seconds; several seconds
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize