shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
expression; look; countenance; face
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
silence; stillness; quietness
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
later on; eventually; afterwards
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
seeing one off; farewell; escort
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
in succession; one by one
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
southeastern part; the southeast
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
dropout; quitter; deserter