to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
artery; arterial road; major route
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
contest of strength; trial of strength
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
wound (suffered in a fight)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to fly around; to scatter
finishing blow; coup de grâce
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)