companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
wavelike; in waves; undulation
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
in succession; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
to control; to command; to get the better of
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to continue (going along some trend)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
performing without rehearsal
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)