to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
battlefield; battleground
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to blaze; to burn brightly
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
both armies; both teams; both sides
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to knock down; to knock off
metallic sound; metallic clank
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image