authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
weird; strange; mysterious
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to live through; to survive
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
in person; personally; directly
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
Dolcetto (wine grape variety)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to become attached; to begin to love
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
duty; function; office; mission; task
as you see; as you can see
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing