haughty; holding one's head high
source of information; intelligence source; message source
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
(theatrical) fighting scene
by sheer strength; by brute force
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
number two; mistress; concubine
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
research publication; scholarly publication
son of a bitch; piece of shit
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to