action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
that is to say; so that means
early on; earlier on; from early
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
manipulation of information; spin
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
woman entertainer; prostitute
talent for poetry; poetic genius
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
adopted daughter; foster daughter
how many years; how long; what year
one's person; around one's person
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up