to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
pride; boast; credit (to)
reigning; controlling; dictating
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to increase; to add to; to augment
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)