hostility; antagonism; opposition
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
black lustre; black luster
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
item; something that one "just has to have"
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
this is why; this means; it is the case that
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
calm; composed; leisurely
out of character; unlike one
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes