start; commencement; beginning; initiation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
just one person; only one
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
immediately; right away; on the spot
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
cracks or fissures in the ground
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to apologize; to apologise
to apologize; to apologise
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during