errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to knock down; to knock off
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to look down over; to look down on
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake