daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
right under; directly below
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
strong pressure; heavy pressure
government service; the bureaucracy
eagle (Accipitridae family)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
once upon a time; a long time ago
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
curious; strange; unusual
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be too numerous; to be too much
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
if it is the case that ...
(written) contract; agreement