dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
rather than; more ... than ...
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
how much; how many; however
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
reduction by half; halving
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
people; men and women; each person; everybody
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pair; two kinds; two ways
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
resolute; determined; bold
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge