one or two; a few; small number
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
belligerence; fighting spirit
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
(right at the) side; just beside
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to gain a victory; to win
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...