to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to thrust before; to thrust at
recommendation; endorsement
to turn towards; to point
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
I see; that's right; indeed
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
way of speaking; intimation
to shake one's head (in denial)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
influence; clout; leverage
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to bring; to take; to bring about
dukedom; duchy; principality
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
one cause; one reason; one factor
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
defeat; lost battle; defeated army