foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
personal combat; one-to-one fight
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
covering; protection; backing; relief
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
ninjutsu art of water-escape
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
troublesome; pain in the butt
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
contest of strength; trial of strength