two equal parts; exactly two parts
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
care; precaution; guarding; caution
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
a pair (of shoes or socks)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
locational advantage; advantageous position
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
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
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
mountain road; mountain trail
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of