to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to scatter away; to vanish
coincident with; while; simultaneously
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to surge; to well up; to gush out
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
matter of time; question of time
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
immediately; right away; on the spot
high voltage; high pressure
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until now; so far; up to the present
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably