this and that; one thing or another
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
person in charge; competent (authority, minister, etc.)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to apologize; to apologise
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
drinking party; banquet; feast
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
directly opposite; right in front
slight; little; insignificant
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
much less; to say nothing of
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
(a place) out of one's reach