shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure