verbal message; word (from someone)
binoculars; field glasses
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
interference; meddling; butting in
end; close; finish; termination
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
violent explosion; bursting
piece of meat; cut of meat
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected