sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
surrounding at a distance
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
reduction by half; halving
how much; how many; however
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
(another's) daughter; young lady
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
everything; anything; nothing
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
partly open; in half bloom
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
instantaneous wind speed; instantaneous wind velocity
vain; futile; transient; frivolous