Son of God; child of an emperor
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
inside one's heart; in one's mind
however; having said that; but
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to get thin; to taper off
bet; wager; stake; gamble
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
accumulation; accumulate; store
unfairness; injustice; partiality
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private