to pluck; to pick; to tear
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
believable; credible; trustworthy
to lose heart; to lose motivation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
strategy meeting; council of war
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
your husband; her husband
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
considerably; greatly; a lot
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
(not) even once; (not) ever
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength