one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
offensive (movement); aggression
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
metallic sound; metallic clank
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to make laugh; to set to laughing
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
craving; longing; thirsting