air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
easy to read; legible; clear
to become fraught with emotion
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
determination; conviction
before god; before an altar
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
dark clouds; black clouds
scattered; separated; dispersed
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to go ahead; to pull ahead
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to pause; to have a short intermission
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
battle formation; disposition of troops
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
surely (not); certainly (not)