hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
carefree; free from worry
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
land near a castle; castle town
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
still (continuing); as ever; further
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to bring; to take; to bring about
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to walk away; to saunter off
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means