bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
guard; sentinel; garrison
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to challenge (a person) to a fight
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be beyond words; to defy description
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to send flying with a kick
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
massing (of troops); gathering
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)