breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
triangular position; three-cornered contest
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to kill; to choke the life out of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
ancestor; forefather; foremother
very; extremely; excessively
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
descendant; posterity; offspring
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being