ability; capability; skill
price; cost; value; worth; value
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
only; merely; but; no more than
handful; small amount; small number
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
shore; bank (of a body of water)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
true state; actual condition; reality
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
recovery; rescue; recapture
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to take back; to recapture
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
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
being very surprised; being utterly astonished; being shocked
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)