shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
flaring up; bursting into flames
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sword; blade; single stroke
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
extermination; expulsion; destruction
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to rain incessantly; to downpour
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
be on your guard!; take care!
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to trample; to crush underfoot
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard