slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
but; however; provided that
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to be exhausted; to be worn out
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to have an eye on; to zero in on
business world; business circles; (the) industry
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
commencing with; including
tool; implement; means; furniture
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
in the future; another day; later
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
prickling; stinging; tingling
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
timewise; temporal; chronal
otherwise; or else; if not