before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
charging (electrically); electrification
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be conspicuous; to stand out
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound