supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
useless resistance; vain struggle
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
siblings; brothers and sisters
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
two (long cylindrical things)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
not caring; not giving a damn
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
acquaintance; appreciative friend
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
arms buildup; military expansion
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
ancestor; forefather; foremother
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome