deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to run through; to run past
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to show up; to appear; to turn up
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
display; (computer) display; monitor
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to snap; to break (under pressure)
front; frontage; facade; main
means; way; method; measure
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
aptitude; aptness; suitability
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful