to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
battle formation; military formation
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to lend an ear to; to listen to
strategy meeting; council of war
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
preface; introduction; preamble
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery