protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to talk; to chat; to chatter
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to knock down; to knock off
of all things (days, etc.)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
the whole day; all the day
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
power; authority; jurisdiction
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)