self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to fold up; to fold into layers
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to attack; to assault; to assail
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
entreaty; supplication; petition
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
exactly as stated; verbatim
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death