pure; true; genuine; unmixed
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
influenced (by); under an influence
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
third day of the month; three days
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
being carried away by a current; drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river; cancellation; standing up
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to take away; to carry off
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish