dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to blaze; to burn brightly
rather; sooner; preferably
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be hot on a person's heels
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
another thing; other things; another man's property
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of