standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
killer robot; lethal autonomous weapon; LAWS
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
reason for being; raison d'être
simple honesty; tactless frankness
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
huge person; enormous object
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
hover; hovering (over; with a mouse pointer)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
femoral region; thigh area
concentrated fire; intense criticism
pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
contest of strength; trial of strength
climbing rose; rambling rose
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)