to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
detached; aloof; indifferent
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
ascetic monk; trainee monk
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble