scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to fight with swords; to cross swords
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
name; given name; first name
to know (a person); to think
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
insolent fellow; rude fellow
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
justice; fairness; impartiality
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
manners; courtesy; etiquette
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
should time and circumstances permit
preference; priority; precedence
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming