true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
blood relationship; blood relative
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
godparent; first person to give something its name
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
soldier; combatant; warrior
breastplate; chest protector; bib
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
weight; heavyweight boxer