freely; frankly; without reserve
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
existence; being; presence
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
pair; the two; both persons; both things
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt (in Chinese mythology)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run around; to bustle about
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...