to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
offense; offence; method of attack
to step back; to walk backwards
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
feeling great (refreshed)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
blow; shock; strike; batting
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
essence; true nature; substance; reality
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
within; inside of; less than
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
after a long time; for the first time in a while
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing