to fight against; to oppose; to face
with a momentary flash of light
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
around the clock; day and night
originally; by nature; from the start
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
show; exhibition; spectacle
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
useful thing; usable article
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
very much; exceedingly; extremely
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may