soft hair; downy hair; fur; (intestinal) villus
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
alternately; by turns; one after the other
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
massing (of troops); gathering
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to lean against each other; to rely on each other; to depend on each other; to scratch each other's backs
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
forevermore; for eternity
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to need; to demand; to take; to require
exemption; exoneration; discharge
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
just past noon; afternoon
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
promotion; raising of status
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling