to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
simultaneous; all at once
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
piling up; multiple layers
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)