leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to order; to command; to appoint
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
a glance; a look; a glimpse
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to form a group; to form a bunch
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
such; this sort of; like this
offense and defense; offence and defence
foundation stone; cornerstone
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to shed light; to cast light
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
covered with; stained; smeared
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
ceratopsian (any quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of infraorder Ceratopsia)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed