vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
this world; this life; this generation; present day
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
(not so) much; (not) very
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
stepping back; drawing back
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dealing with; coping with
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
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
beginning; outset; first; onset
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
difference; variation; difference
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out