cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to have one's teeth set on edge; to become annoyed; to get loose teeth
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
blow; hit (on the body); beating
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
childhood friend; old playmate
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
but; however; even though; even if
near miss; just missing (each other)
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
the reason is ...; it is because ...
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average