originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to take away; to carry off
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
carnivore; carnivorous animal
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
finely chiseled (features)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be conspicuous; to stand out
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
royal capital; imperial capital
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
role of the villain; the bad guy
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation