to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
secret; private; surreptitious
regret; repentance; remorse
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
imagination; supposition; guess
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
a long, long time ago; very long ago
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to shake one's head (in denial)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
river; stream; River; the ... river
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
representative; exemplary; model
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
river which often overflows its banks
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender