little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
of course; certainly; naturally
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
to not take seriously; to take lightly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
is something that; is that which
invisibly; secretly; privately
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
reduction by half; halving
the very start; the very beginning
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
prompt; immediate; in real time
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
light blue; pale blue; aqua
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for