great cause; moral law; justice
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
11th day of the month; 11 days
clear winter skies; clear winter weather
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
characteristic; feature; special quality
as expected; as predicted
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
journey; route of a journey
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted