gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
three; three years of age
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
commander; commanding officer; CO
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
form; shape; figure; morph
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox
Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)
suited figure; person in a suit
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
short and stout; small but wide around
side parting; hair parted to one side
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years