birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
at a young age; while still young
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to smile (at); to grin (at)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin