contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
thunderous roar; roaring sound
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
profiting while others fight
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to fly around; to scatter
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
advance; moving forward; progress
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to rank next to; to come after
reigning; controlling; dictating
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
amount of material resources
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
condition; situation; prospects
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous