to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to breathe out; to exhale
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
posterity; future generations; future life
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
hungry ghost realm; preta realm; magic; sorcery
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to become decrepit; to become senile
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep