appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
3rd day of the month; three days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be discordant; to have discord
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
helper; assistant; help; assistance
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
temper pattern of a sword blade
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen