characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
stirring; rousing oneself
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
per person; per capita; per head
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be perturbed; to be agitated
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
before it happens; beforehand
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
interruption; suspension; break
tsumugi silk yarn; (spun) silk noil yarn
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to shake off; to throw off
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
just because; even if; even though