shameless; shameless person
semi-transparent; translucent
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
extinction; annihilation; destruction
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
suddenly; all of a sudden
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
still; even now; to this day
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
instability; insecurity; crankiness
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
symbol; code; sign; notation
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to accept; to receive; to agree
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
based on; on the basis of
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
in spite of; regardless of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very