preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to be opposite; to face each other
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to employ; to hire; to charter
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be softened; to calm down
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
nature; property; disposition
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
money-making; earning money
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
keeping house; being confined to one's house
to do for (the sake of someone else)