to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
manly; masculine; like a man
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
quiet; still; surreptitious
odds and ends; all; every
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
quarrel; dispute; argument
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent