as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
self-torturing; masochistic
class; heading; group; category
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
idealistic thought (argument)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
self control; self restraint
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to bungle; to make things awkward
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to go out and away; to leave
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
bet; wager; stake; gamble
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
ostentation; show; affectation