chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
three sides; small offering stand
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
hidden treasure; treasured article
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
custom; practice; convention; precedent
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
heaven and earth; top and bottom
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
reigning; controlling; dictating
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick