fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
battlefield; battleground
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
automatic; intransitive verb
armor and helmet (armour)
tank (military vehicle); chariot
in the end; on top of that
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
street fighting; urban warfare
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)