to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
powerful person; influential person
close to the wall; alongside the wall
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
rubbing one's hands together
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
as usual; as is one's habit
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to shake; to waver; to tremble
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through