using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
foreign enemy; outside invader
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
three; three years of age
to mix; to stir; to blend
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
disorder; chaos; confusion
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
method; method (in object-oriented programming)