softly; mildly; gently; politely
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
both armies; both teams; both sides
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
silently; hushed; in a still manner
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
hostility; animosity; enmity
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
start; leaving; marching off
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
ability; performance; efficiency
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
product; produce; result; fruit
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
several hundred; hundreds (of)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
revival; restoration; resuscitation
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings