positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
main force; chief object; mainline
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
strong interaction; strong force
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
deviation; departure; omission
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
serious; severe; grave; acute
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to drop; to let fall; to omit
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
white (complexion); fair-skinned
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage