to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to be hot on a person's heels
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
craving for the limelight
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
directly opposite; right in front
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
on one hand; on the other hand
series of battles; successive battles
Vela (constellation); the Sails
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
victory or defeat; match; contest; game