taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
suggestion; hint; implication
(necessary) personnel; required person
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
accurate; correct; precise; exact
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
official name; formal name
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon