returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
members; member; constituent
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
acceleration; speeding up
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
war; battle; match; game; competition
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
rather; sooner; preferably
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to taste; to try (food or drink)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
southern part; the south (of a region)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
how; in what way; how about
form; shape; figure; visage
chapter one; first chapter