drama; play; powerful drug
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
conduct; behavior; behaviour
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
how many people; a number of people
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
countenance; features; looks
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
ten-year-old; ten year old
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
very popular; highly favoured
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady