long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
extermination; annihilation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
interminable; unending; endless; boundless
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle