strengthening of relations
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
alone; unaided; away from home
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to be dead; to be lifeless
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
everything working out as desired
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to turn completely into; to become completely
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
custom; practice; convention; precedent
minimum; at the very least
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
fate; chance; relationship; tie
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
leaving everything up to someone else
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
ten (long cylindrical things)
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel