meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
terrain; geographical features; topography
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
direct unforked road; straight path
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend