sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
covered with; stained; smeared
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
cracks or fissures in the ground
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
vicious circle; vicious cycle
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
being too late; losing one's final chance
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to give; to do (something) for
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
funeral; burial; condolence
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
last days; the end; one's fate
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands