young person; youth; young
impossible to do (although wants to)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
detour; circumvention; turning movement
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to melt (metal); to fuse; to smelt
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to jump from one thing to another
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
greater than ...; bigger ...
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
moment by moment; hour by hour
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to run down (stairs, etc.)
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things