firm promise; definite promise
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
beginning; outset; first; onset
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
moving about; stirring about
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to close (one's eyes); to shut
and yet; despite (all) that
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke