advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
thunderous roar; roaring sound
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
serious; not joking; straight
alone; by oneself; on one's own
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
wounded person; injured person