virile; tough; masculine; intense
fierce or defiant look; determined expression; plucky countenance
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
goodness; excellence; virtue
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
every single word and phrase; word by word
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
deceiving; cheating; fooling
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
afterbirth pains; afterpains; repercussions; consequences; child from a later wife
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
person without a registered or fixed address