dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to become pale; to turn pale
duty; function; office; mission; task
princess; daughter of a nobleman
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to make an appearance; to show up
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
round shape; circle; circular form
battle formation; military formation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to press against each other; to huddle together
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
in proportion to; according to; depending on
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
be (that) as it may; having said that
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic