to stiffen; to become stiff
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to be touching; to be moving
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
largest class; top category
quick work; (clever) feat
to erase all trace of something
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
equipment; harness; fittings
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
great man; great god; hero; big man
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
to escape from; to get out