vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
military personnel; soldier
battlefield; battleground
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
stepwise; one step at a time
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
production (e.g. play); direction
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
scattering (in all directions)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
to boil strongly; to be excited
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
softness; gentleness; weakness
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter