elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to blaze; to burn brightly
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
right side; right-hand side
to hide; to keep to oneself
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
explosion; rupture; break off
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
connection; linking; linkage; link
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
pride; dignity; self-respect
the last moment; the very end
(apportioning) in small amounts
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
each individual; each person
tendency; trend; inclination
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to entrust; to leave to a person