to fight against; to oppose; to face
to keep standing; to stand motionless
headquarters; head office; main office
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to make sense; to be meaningful
letting (someone) die without helping
to stick it out (until the end)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
muddy water; red-light district
to fight to the bitter end
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
calm; composed; leisurely
body; physical system; (the) person
to be injured; to sustain a wound
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
Asura realm; scene of carnage