creation; generation; formation; derivation
even though; despite; when
person of doubtful origin
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
in a little bit; after a short while
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
such; like that; in that way
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
whispering into a person's ear
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
regarding highly; attaching importance to
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous