as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
conviction; belief; confidence
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
declaration of war; proclamation of war
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
declaration; proclamation; announcement
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
leather shoes; leather boots
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
narrow; thin (sized); slender
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
gender; distinction of sex; sex
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding