to pluck; to pick; to nip off
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
duty; function; office; mission; task
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
nothing but; none other than
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
mobilization; mobilisation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough