the height of folly; sheer stupidity
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
three; three years of age
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
lethality; killing effectiveness
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
extensive; vast range; wide scope
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to slide down; to slip down
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
how many people; a number of people
to fall off; to tumble down
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
individual; private person; personal; private
to keep away; to keep at a distance
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
weakening; emaciation; decline