to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
not limited to; not just ...
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
feeling; sense; impression
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
first generation; founder
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
human pillar; human sacrifice
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
beforehand; in advance; previously
pleasant feeling; good feeling
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time