to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
joint together; opposite; facing
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
half-sibling (with a different father)
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
village; hamlet; settlement
information transfer; information transmission
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
binoculars; field glasses
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to make an appeal; to urge
opposite bank; farther shore
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
emotional scars; mental trauma
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)