protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
stochastic; probabilistic
violent emotion; passion; fury
to half-rise to one's feet
virile; tough; masculine; intense
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to grow taller (of people)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to wring the neck; to strangle
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to find out; to discover; to locate
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
true character; real nature
even if not; even without
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
first generation; founder
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate