stepping back; drawing back
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
legend; folklore; tradition
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
one by one; one after another; successively
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
(atmospheric) negative ions (supposedly having positive health effects)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
thought; consideration; thinking
form; shape; figure; morph
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
in accordance with; according to
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)