ostensible (surface) reason
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
union; joining; conjugation
(not) merely; (not) simply
triple time; three important requisites
slow-witted person; simpleton; pig-ignorant; dumbass
simpleton; dimwit; sluggard
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
diplomatic; diplomatically
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
energy; military strength
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
education; training; discipline
order; discipline; regularity; system; method