large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
one's assessment of the situation
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
rapid-fire gun or cannon; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
carrying (loading) capacity (power)
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
without leaving any trace
end of life; death; annihilation
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
both hands; both arms; ten
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten