finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn towards; to point
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
fear; dread; fright; willies
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
discovery; detection; finding
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence