without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
fighting stance; fighting pose
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
person making threats; intimidator
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
going through; going via; going by way of
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to take back; to recapture
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
private person; individual
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp