to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
interior; inside; internal
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be opposite; to face each other
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
polite; respectful; reverent
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
silence; stillness; quietness
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
light; easy; non-serious; minor
suddenly; all of a sudden
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner