defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
price; cost; value; worth; value
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
dingo (Canis (lupus) dingo)
only recently; just of late
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
solidarity; joint; collective