far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
small hill; low hill; hillock
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
clearly; brightly; freshly
gem; jewel; precious stone
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition