treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
arrangement of stones in a garden
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
scoundrel; rascal; villain
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
feather decoration; plume
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
two classes; double; two sets
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance