absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to have a talk; to tell a story
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
pair; the two; both persons; both things
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
induced explosion; secondary explosion
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
for the first time in one's life
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
desperately; for one's dear life
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky