audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
leader (of an alliance); leading power
election; selection; choice
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to ask a question; to ask questions
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
assertion; declaration; affirmation