assertion; declaration; affirmation
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
blow; shock; strike; batting
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
why; how; for what reason
ingratitude; thanklessness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
continuation; succession; series; continuous
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
fiction; fabrication; concoction
acquaintance; close friend
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten