deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
gradually; slowly but steadily
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
individual differences; personal equation
to put on a patronizing air
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
(short) rest; breather; break
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled