brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to clench (teeth); to engage (gears); to set to fighting
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
fort; stronghold; fortification
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
line of spears held at the ready
amount of material resources
countermeasure; counter-measure
something; what; why; how
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
in swarms; in great crowds
forcibly; against one's will
laws of nature; physical laws; physics