violent explosion; bursting
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
government; administration
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
loser; defeated person; the defeated
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
right to know; right to access information
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to dye; to colour; to color
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
strong person; the strong; the powerful
fate; destiny; predestination
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(with) only a few left; (with) little left