shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
authenticity; credibility
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
selection; choice; option
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
beyond that point; after that
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
imagination; supposition; guess
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe