White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
not caring; not giving a damn
to rebuild; to reconstruct
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to blow out; to spout out
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
form; shape; figure; morph
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
alert status; emergency alert
technique; art; skill; move
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort