just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
root; source; origin; cause
longer type of wakizashi (short sword)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to be hesitant; to feel timid
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
complexion; colour; color; blood red
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
genuine article; real thing; real deal
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
reading too much into things
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
black hair; black-haired horse
useless resistance; vain struggle
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
freely; frankly; without reserve
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
decoration; ornamental item
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming