Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644); Ming (typeface); Minchō
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
hidden treasure; treasured article
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to take away; to carry away
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
direct connection; direct link
last days; the end; one's fate
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
even more; still more; further
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man