to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
sound of voice; vocal sound
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
head; chief; boss; leader
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
already; now; no longer; not any more
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
roadside speech; soapbox speech
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
founder of a religious sect
finely chiseled (features)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be fated; to be linked by fate
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot