pure; true; genuine; unmixed
charming; fascinating; attractive
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to have a talk; to tell a story
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
sooner or later; in due time; in due course