to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
protector (e.g. chest); guard
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
box; box-shape; cube-type
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
four corners; four ordinal directions
inside; interior; inner part
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
technological development
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)