riding fast; driving a horse fast
intercept; interception; counter-attack
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
advance; moving forward; progress
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
raging fire; conflagration
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to check; to stop; to keep back
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
offense; offence; method of attack
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure