muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
materialism (in philosophy)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
individualism; egoism; selfishness
persistence; single-mindedness
source of worry; source of distress
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Japanese person; Japanese people
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to play a leading role; to play a central part
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
family; members of a family
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to subsist; to keep on living
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
swarm; throng; flock together
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour