chill; the shivers; shivering fit
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
fluent (in a language); flowing
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
deputy leader (of a party, etc.); vice-president
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pleased to make your acquaintance
interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
plural; multiple; plural (number)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
most difficult; next to impossible
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to become settled; to be fixed
present; current; in operation
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sudden death; unexpected death
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
best pupil; leading disciple
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)