performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
armed might; military power; the sword; force
stating (one's views); expressing
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
going through; going via; going by way of
to strangle; to constrict
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt