way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to degenerate; to lapse into
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
absorption; suction; attraction
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to be able to manage somehow or other
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
man; male; masculine gender
arrest; apprehension; capture
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to claim victims; to leave casualties
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
proper; respectable; decent; honest
accidental death; casualty
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to step forward; to take a step forward
stepping back; drawing back
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication