grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to surround; to crowd around
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be needed; to be wanted
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
government office building
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to become pale; to turn pale
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to hold something reverently with both hands