reality; actuality; hard fact
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
profitable plan; good plan
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
instability; insecurity; crankiness
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to be too numerous; to be too much
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
surrounding at a distance
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
all around; as far as the eye can see
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable