crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
party; gang; company; squad
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
order of chivalry; chivalric order
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
fort; stronghold; fortification
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
while alive; during one's lifetime
last days; the end; one's fate
absolutely; positively; decidedly
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
again and again; repeatedly
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
billow; surge; large wave
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
living thing; organism; creature; biology
largest ever; biggest; record
creation; generation; formation; derivation
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)