power; might; authority; influence
to maintain (preserve) peace
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
family; members of a family
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to hide; to conceal oneself
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
to put on airs; to assume importance
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
distant look; faraway look
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
princess; daughter of a nobleman
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
only; merely; but; no more than
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling