imagination; supposition; guess
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
surely; certainly; without doubt
surrender (fall) of a castle
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
insolent fellow; rude fellow
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to shout (in anger); to yell
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
any more; any further; any better; any longer