sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
more than anything; above all else
(by) both oneself and others
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
three times; thrice; third (interval)
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
deep inside; innermost place
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
irritation; annoyance; frustration
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
on and after; from ... onward; since
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to clear up; to become cloudless