to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
battlefield; battleground
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be hesitant; to feel timid
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to turn towards; to point
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
divide into four pieces; one fourth
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
light; faint; pale; fleeting