self-consciousness; self-awareness
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
final; eventual; ultimate
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
Charon (moon of Pluto); Charon (Greek god)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
commander; commanding officer; CO
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be opposite; to face each other
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which