feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
steel; sword steel; sword
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to fight against; to oppose; to face
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
English holly (Ilex aquifolium); holy
random; unintentional; unintended
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
refining; purification; careful manufacture
retention; maintenance; preservation
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
material; materials; data; information; documents
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
height (measured at the withers)
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook