sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to rank with; to rank among
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to line up; to form a party
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to smoke animal out of its den
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to be entwined; to be involved
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
looking on; remaining a spectator
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to go past; to pass; to pass by
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly