distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
right (to do something); authority; power
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
transparency; degree of clearness
all present; all concerned; all of us
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
quick work; (clever) feat
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to jump at; to be attracted by
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
higher rank; better position
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
while moving; on the move
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
stealthy steps; soft steps