blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to be overcome with emotion
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
abusive language; violent language; wild words
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
gardening; puttering around in the garden
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
messenger; envoy; emissary
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
many; much; plenty; hardly
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
preface; introduction; preamble
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
genius; prodigy; natural gift
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only