to machine; to cut; to scrape
to be bony; to be angular
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
noisy; confused; uproarious
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to volunteer
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
aptitude; aptness; suitability
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale