one way or the other; either way
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be born; to come into this world
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
study; learning; tutorial
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)