preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
firm; strong; solid; stable
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
consecutive; continuous; successive
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
fall; drop; descent; coming down
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
without cause; without reason
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to tower over the surroundings
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
plump; with a thud; heavily
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry