self-defense; self-defence
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to remove; to move out of the way
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
meditation; contemplation
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
light blue; pale blue; aqua
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
ability score (in role-playing games, etc.); attribute value
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
going to and fro; back and forth
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to arrive home; to return
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone