where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
way of speaking; intimation
almost; roughly; approximately
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sea monster; green turtle
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(another's) daughter; young lady
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to become pale; to turn pale
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
an issue being settled; a case being closed
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to have a rumor circulating
to spit out; to eject; to dump
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!