sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
but; however; even though; even if
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
without omission; in full
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed