counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
thunderous roar; roaring sound
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
death penalty; capital punishment
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
squealing (e.g. of small pigs); oinking
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork