reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
resentment; indignation; anger
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
common people; ordinary people; masses
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
transcendence; transcendency
super hero play; playacting as action heroes
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
ability; capability; skill
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
digest; summary; abridgment
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to rebuild; to reconstruct
above; going steadily upward
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)