to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
sea of blood; pool of blood
specialization; specialisation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to wash away; to rinse off
cold bath; taking a cold bath
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
war situation; progress of a battle
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing