fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses
Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)
examination; interrogation; questioning
pawn; pledge (given as security)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
carefree; free from worry
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
strutting; sticking out the chest
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
skyline; scenic mountain road
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia; yellow patrinia
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
attacking method; attacking strategy
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
to be in opposition; to be in private life
good things come to those who wait