sublime; noble; high-minded
race (of people); type of person
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to see through; to see the true nature of something
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
woman; lady; adult female
to summon; to get used to call
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
separation; farewell; parting
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to be injured; to sustain a wound
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be helpful; to be useful
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to have a talk; to tell a story
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
one's house; one's home; one's family