of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to come to one's senses; to calm down
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
absolutely; positively; decidedly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
application; request; petition
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
princess; daughter of a nobleman
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
seven (long cylindrical things)
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
contradiction; inconsistency
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
difficult to ...; hard to ...
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy