conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
young girl; lass; adolescent female
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
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
favorite; favourite; habitually used
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
loser; defeated person; the defeated
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to be charged with a mission
attendant; valet; servant; follower
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
such; like that; that sort of
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.