at first; in the beginning; originally
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to show up; to appear; to turn up
in succession; one by one
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to knock down; to knock off
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
alert status; emergency alert
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
help; assistance; service
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
slightly early; just before
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to begin; to set about; to start
to spend time (on doing something)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move