loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
independence; self-reliance
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
feeling that something has come too late
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
several years; a few years
of course; certainly; naturally
good bye; I'm off; see you later
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit