to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
the other day; a few days ago
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
good old; good old-fashioned
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
unimpressive; unimpressed
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind