slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
convenient; handy; useful
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
war; battle; match; game; competition
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
such; like that; that sort of
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
each time it happens; at all such times
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
same family (race, tribe)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
survival; survivor; relic
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
small number; few; minority
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority