fanfare; flourish of trumpets
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
disliking people similar to oneself
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
wounded person; injured person
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
complete recovery; healing
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
propulsive power; driving force
memories; recollections; reminiscence
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
cheap article; poor quality article
head; chief; boss; leader
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
ramification; branching off
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?