to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
capacity; volume; capacitance
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
like that; that way; thus
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to lose one's way; to get lost
immortal; undying; indestructible
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
a pair (of shoes or socks)
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
outline; summary; gist; basic points
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
weakening; emaciation; decline
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to have a smattering knowledge of
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate