inexpert or untrained eyes
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to jar; to creak; to grate
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
pride; dignity; self-respect
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
by sheer strength; by brute force
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to turn against; to become an enemy
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place