comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
simply; merely; only; solely
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
just because; even if; even though
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
scoundrel; rascal; villain
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
finish; finishing; finishing touches
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
such; this sort of; like this
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here