to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
protracted war; war of attrition
endurance contest; test of endurance
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to scrape off; to plane off
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to attack; to assault; to assail
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to make sense; to be meaningful
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
limited; restricted; constrained
countermeasure; counter-measure
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability