first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to underrate; to make light of
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
accumulation; accumulate; store
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
standing firm; holding out