to rescue from; to help out of; to save
story; tale; talk; discussion
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
central part; heart (of a city)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
difference; variation; difference
beforehand; in advance; previously
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to push aside; to brush aside
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to encamp; to take up positions
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
how can (one) do something
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
gem; jewel; precious stone
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred