to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be a matter of life or death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
deviation; departure; omission
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to take back; to recapture
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
recovery; rescue; recapture
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
application; request; petition
spirit world; underworld; the next world
voyage; passage; travelling
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
conditionally; with conditions attached
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
around the world; throughout the world
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged