pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to launch a surprise attack
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to look around; to take a view of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
fighting stance; fighting pose
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
grasp; catch; understanding
right (to do something); authority; power
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
ardent; passionate; vehement
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
now that; since; so long as; because
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law