terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
until now; so far; up to the present
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be relieved; to feel relieved
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
be (that) as it may; having said that
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ability; capability; skill
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
third stage; three stages
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
body; physique; build; stature
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
virgin; innocent young woman