reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
declaration; proclamation; announcement
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be talented; to be able
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to stare back (at); to glare back
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
duty; function; office; mission; task
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
military affairs; military service
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be needed; to be wanted
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to tumble down; to roll down
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
minimum; at the very least
menial; meanness; servility; abject