one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
considerably; greatly; a lot
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
weird; disgusting; sickening
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
meanwhile; in the meantime
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to take a breath; to take a short rest
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since