violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
security for a loan; collateral
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
contemplation; meditation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely