to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
does not; can not; will not
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
salvation of one's country
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to intend; to be sure that
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
without leaving any trace
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies