(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
direct control; direct supervision
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
kind; sort; species; species
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to harm; to cause harm to
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
village; human habitation; human settlement
witnessing; observing; sighting
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
on countless occasions; many a time
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
commander; commanding officer; CO
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)