iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ramification; branching off
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
progress; advance; improvement; development
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
in succession; one by one
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
propulsive power; driving force
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
trackless; reckless; dissipated
to run around; to bustle about
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
leadership; initiative; spearhead
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to push aside; to brush aside