leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
one by one; one after another; successively
to rush over; to run up to
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
that; the matter in question
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
instant; moment; for an instant
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate