even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
running as fast as one can
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to grimace; to make a wry face
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
breathily (while talking)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cut; to slit; to slash
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to run through; to run past
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy