older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
good performance; good work; great success
entry; approach; penetration
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to step forward; to volunteer
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
beforehand; in advance; previously
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
failure; mistake; blunder
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence