return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
telecommunications; correspondence
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
steel; sword steel; sword
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
raging bull; ferocious bull
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
remote control; remote operation
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
speech; expression; wording; language
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
-less; lacking; non-existing