selection; choice; option
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
scoundrel; rascal; villain
older sister; elder sister
forcibly; against one's will
contract; compact; agreement
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
people; citizens; subjects; folk
until now; so far; up to the present
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
something like ...; something called ...
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
foundation stone; cornerstone
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to say; to be called; to do
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
this world; this life; world of the living
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
please; somehow or other; one way or another
cooperation; collaboration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood