tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
considerably; greatly; a lot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
mountain stream; mountain torrent
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
growing thickly; growing densely
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
large build; large pattern
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
quadruped; four-footed animal
wild beast; wild animal; brute
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
how long; how much; to what extent
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
sovereign; emperor; monarch
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded