combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
correction; revision; amendment
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
front; frontage; facade; main
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
innumerable; countless; numberless
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
suddenly disappears somewhere
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
starting line; starting point
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory