serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to stiffen; to become stiff
to summon courage; to be brave
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sunlight; rays of the Sun
look!; there!; here!; that is
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
social; societal; societary
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
life; living; I; me; student
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
the teaching profession; education of laity
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives