from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
such; like that; in that way
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
noisy; confused; uproarious
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to become better; to improve
to scatter away; to vanish
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
even if not; even without
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
please; somehow or other; one way or another
first meeting; first interview with
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
while; during (the time when)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
long ago; a long time ago; already
to make merry; to be festive
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat