reason; cause; history; origin
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
journal; magazine; periodical
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
televising; broadcasting; airing
program (e.g. TV); programme
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
boy; son; baby boy; young man
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of