Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644); Ming (typeface); Minchō
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
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)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
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
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
secret; private; surreptitious