gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
creation; generation; formation; derivation
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
magic; sorcery; incantation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to crumble away; to collapse
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
more than usual; especially; particularly
to bring; to take; to bring about
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
reinforcement; strengthening
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
putting into operation; invocation
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
distinction; differentiation; classification
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to be discouraged; to shrink from