to join forces; to cooperate
place; situation; position; location
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to get accustomed to using
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to attack; to assault; to assail
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
two (long cylindrical things)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to stop walking; to pause
commencing with; including
the other day; a few days ago