(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
being startled; getting a shock
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
promotion; raising of status
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
(carved) statue; sculpture
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
present (brought by a visitor); gift
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
last chapter (book, etc.)
imperial court; royal court
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
influential person; man of importance
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo