betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
striking with the back of the sword
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
conference; annual convention
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
western annex; west building
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
briskly with small steps; trotting
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to accept; to receive; to agree
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
this and that; one thing or another