to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
general; popular; common; typical
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
mockery; derision; ridicule
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
pride; boast; credit (to)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
sure punishment or reward
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
shameless; shameless person
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
other than; excluding; without
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer