quickly; calmly; intently
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
line of spears held at the ready
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
one after another; in rapid succession
space (room, area, outer space)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
war situation; progress of a battle
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in proportion to; just as much as
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
state of mind; mentality; psychology
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
runaway horse; galloping horse
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)