noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to wring the neck; to strangle
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
declaration of war; proclamation of war
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
foundation stone; cornerstone
death penalty; capital punishment
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
drama; play; powerful drug
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
spell; curse; incantation
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
body; physical system; (the) person
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart