body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
flying column; detached force
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to subsist; to keep on living
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to pass (of time); to elapse
library (usu. single-room); small library
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
acquaintance; appreciative friend
family; members of a family
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to be able to manage somehow or another
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La