ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
scariest; most frightening
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
still better; even better
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to look young; to seem young
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
beauty of style; beauty of form
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
gliding (through the air)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
upper floor (of a building)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind