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
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
order; command; directions; instructions
battlefield; battleground
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to engage in lively conversation
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
all-out attack; general offensive
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
powdered medicine; powder
audience; spectator; spectators
war situation; progress of a battle
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
early detection (of an illness)