dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
along the road; along the way
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
crew member; crewman; crew
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
good (place to leave off); convenient
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
the other day; some time ago; recently
in name but not in reality
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
detestable; disagreeable; disgusting; odious; unpleasant; repugnant
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury