iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
secret technique; secret art
to continue to rain or snow
surprise victory; upset; coup
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
how long; how far; how much
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
green grass; young (fresh) grass
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to smoke animal out of its den
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to talk to oneself; to mutter
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
swindler; imposter; crook
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
trusting too much; overestimating ability
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
ardent; passionate; vehement
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
moment by moment; hour by hour