wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
offensive (movement); aggression
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to have a talk; to tell a story
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
as before; as ever; as it was originally
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
considerably; fairly; quite
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be flexible; to be accommodating
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
complete stranger; total stranger
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another