to get help; to enlist aid
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
one's assessment of the situation
several weeks; a few weeks
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
(with a) start; fright; alarm
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to get between; to be caught in
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
concussion (of the brain)
good performance; good work; great success
unanticipated; unexpected
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
normalcy; normality; normal
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to pierce through; to break through
top of the head; crown of the head
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly