face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
image; figure; figure; form; image
individualism; egoism; selfishness
right and wrong; right or wrong
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
duty; obligation; responsibility
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
attendant; valet; servant; follower
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
lumping together; putting all together
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
to express (in words); to confess
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
very great; enormous; serious
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
just one person; only one
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to fight to the bitter end
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
moving tale; impressive tale
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
in case of; at that time; at this time