first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
never mind!; don't worry about it
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to satisfy one's appetite
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
preface; introduction; preamble
upper half of the body; upper body
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
lower half of the body; nether parts
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
assertion; declaration; affirmation
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to cry and shout; to scream
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword