veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
double; twice (as much); twofold
chance (of success); odds
to whine; to make feeble complaints
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
five (long cylindrical things)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
with a thud (of something heavy)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
kenpō practitioner; martial artist (esp. of hand-to-hand combat)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
son of a bitch; piece of shit
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion