to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to become settled; to be fixed
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
all over; all over the place; everywhere
heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
vague recollection; faint memory
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
from where one sits; while sitting by
caricature; cartoon; comics
array; muster; line-up; full force
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
being somewhat excited (agitated)
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
drinking party; banquet; feast
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to