30th day of the month; 30 days
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
children's story; fairy tale
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
forced repatriation; deportation
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
one part; one portion; one section
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to strain one's eyes; to stare
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
be (that) as it may; having said that
physical strength; muscular strength
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening