confrontation; opposition; antagonism
stranger; tramp; wanderer
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
innocence; being not guilty
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
with these words; while saying
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
big man; large man; tall man; giant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
station; office; guardroom
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless