to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
archery; mapping; map; morphism
mineral matter; metallic property
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to throw open; to leave open
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
unrequited love; one-sided love
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
urban areas; the streets; town; city
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to scatter away; to vanish
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft