nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
in person; personally; directly
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to peel off and fall; to flake away
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
crown (of a watch); stem; canon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...