one cause; one reason; one factor
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as you see; as you can see
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to say; to be called; to do
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
our country; our land; one's own country
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
monopole; singular pole; unipole
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity