shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
really; truly; indeed; good grief
general; popular; common; typical
armament; soldier's equipment
strength; power; proficiency; ability
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
action of making something; -ification
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
support; backing; aid; assistance
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
behind; in the rear; in back
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
electricity; (electric) light