bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
steady advance; carrying all before one
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to alternate; to take turns
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to lose a closely fought contest
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
state of the war; war situation
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
alone; unaided; away from home
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory