cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
dying in a lost battle; falling in a lost cause
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
combat power; fighting strength
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
(brute) force; using all one's might
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
contradiction; inconsistency
great physical power; animal strength
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
way (of doing); manner; method; means
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
programme; program; plans; arrangements
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond