locational advantage; advantageous position
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to go downhill; to go down a slope
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
abrupt turn; sudden change
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
covering; protection; backing; relief
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
same family (race, tribe)
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
inattention; absent-mindedness
first-rate; finest quality; the best
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)