(doing something) in tears
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to go underground; to go into hiding
marshland; wetland; swampland
Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
important person; strategic person; key figure
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
(exercising) the right to command
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
extremely dangerous; full of peril
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
after having come this far; now that we've come this far