embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
rule over the whole country
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
with a momentary flash of light
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
step; stride; counter for steps
mountain road; mountain trail
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
in proportion to; just as much as
left side; left-hand side
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
beginning; outset; first; onset
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo