to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
shoji (paper sliding door)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to smash down; to beat in
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to trample; to crush underfoot
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
and so; therefore; for that reason
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; protection
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
both hands; both arms; ten
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to look around; to survey
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate