to drop; to let fall; to omit
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
very great; enormous; serious
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
the entire force (of soldiers)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world