gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
evil spirit; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
granted that; even if; even though
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to strangle; to constrict
to step over or across; to overcome
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
evil design; crafty plan; plot
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)