self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
by myself; in person; by oneself
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to show up; to appear; to turn up
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be entwined; to be involved