to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
rectangular company stamp; square company seal
suddenly; all of a sudden
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
length (of an animal); body length
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
sword; blade; single stroke
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
intermission (between acts); interlude
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous