original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to call each other; to call out to one another
mission; delegation; transmission
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
for today; for the time being
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
imagination; supposition; guess
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to move forward; to move on
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
simply; merely; only; solely
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange