certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
starvation; famine; hunger
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
magic bullet; magic bullets
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
separate; scattered; apart
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
meteor; shooting star; falling star
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
himself; yourself; herself
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat