expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
dealing with; coping with
transactions; dealings; business
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to run down (stairs, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
something like ...; something called ...
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to approach; to draw near
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
light and darkness; light and shade
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
right behind; just behind; directly behind