sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
mistress; kept woman; concubine
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
chasing after women; womanizing
sympathy; empathy; response
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
sincere; honest; faithful
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
discriminatory; discriminative
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to stiffen; to become stiff
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
from the beginning; from scratch