skill; dexterity; proficiency
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
such; like that; in that way
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
day and night; around the clock
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
flood of emotions; many thoughts
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people; popular sentiment
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye