to fall flat; to fall face down
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
natural; intrinsic; from birth
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
drawers; knickers; bloomers
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to eat up; to consume (completely)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
emotional strength; force of will
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
excessive; too much; unreasonable
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)