superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to collapse; to flop (onto)
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
manners; behavior; behaviour
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to repeat; to do over again
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
prospects of victory; chances of success
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play