steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to fall flat; to fall face down
unique; peculiar; singular
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
military man; warrior; soldier
carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms; cradling; holding under one's arm
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
serious wound; serious injury
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be detained; to take time
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to like; to love; to be fond of
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse