to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation