scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
reproachful; hateful; bitter
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
direct unforked road; straight path
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
comparatively; relatively
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
length (of an animal); body length
walking heavily; lumbering
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to be plump; to be chubby
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
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