powerful person; influential person
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
story; tale; talk; discussion
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
main ingredient; main component
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
unidentifiable; unidentified
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet