powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
excellent answer; clever answer
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
all present; all concerned; all of us
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
with a slip; with a slide
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
that; he; she; that person
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
physical law; laws of physics
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
desperation; despair; self-abandonment