to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
unrequited love; one-sided love
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
leader of a delegation (body, party)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
script; libretto; scenario
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
chink in the armor (armour)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
living thing; organism; creature; biology
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy