fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
make good use of; make the most of
to shake off; to throw off
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to think of; to come up with
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
killing and wounding; bloodshed
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on