thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
meaning; significance; sense
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
acid; sourness; sour taste
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
two (long cylindrical things)
counter for chairs or seats
plural; multiple; several
to approach; to draw near
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to make an appearance; to show up
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction