to pay attention; to be watchful
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
in person; personally; directly
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
honour; honor; glory; privilege
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
abuse; misuse; perversion
the real world; reality; the actual world
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
clause; article; stipulations
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea