nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dozens; scores of; decades
have a good day; take care; see you
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
gradually; slowly but steadily
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
threat; intimidation; menace
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
sword skills; swordsmanship
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to play a leading role; to play a central part