brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(not) a single person; (no) one
restoration; repair; mending
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
entry; approach; penetration
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
large number (of); many; majority
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
news; word; tidings; omen
a pair (of shoes or socks)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability