aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
several shots; several blows
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to mix; to stir; to blend
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter