monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
gazing at (in wonderment)
power; might; authority; influence
to hide; to keep to oneself
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
four (long cylindrical things)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis