to put one's hand on; to touch
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to get accustomed to using
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
disadvantageous; long (odds)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
honorific affix; honorific prefix
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to be surprised; to be astonished
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion