one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
drama; play; powerful drug
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
flying bird; soaring bird
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
imperial order; imperial decree
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
gigantic peak; kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes
consists of; comprises; is made up of
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
distress; anguish; mental suffering
indispensable; essential; necessary
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
treatment; service; handling; management
to try all possible means
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions