expression; presentation; representation; notation
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
sending; forwarding; shipping
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
imposing stance; daunting pose
having said that; be that as it may
to blaze; to burn brightly
hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
black lustre; black luster
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
a mountain's guardian deity
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
right in the middle (of); midst; height
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
any more; any further; any better; any longer
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
narrow escape from the jaw of death
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
declaration; statement; proclamation
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
directly under; falling perpendicularly
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
please; somehow or other; one way or another