unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
plaintive; piteous; doleful
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to peel off and fall; to flake away
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
armor and helmet (armour)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage