to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
patriarch; head of a family
keeping pace with; keeping abreast of; advancing together; translation
hard training; intensive training
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
at precisely that time; at exactly that moment; just then; right then
to take command; to give direction
feminine; womanly; female
bronze or copper (color, colour)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
underestimation; undervaluation
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
small ball; globule; spherule; pellet
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.