threat; intimidation; menace
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
cloud of ashes (caused by pouring water on a fire)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to examine; to check; to inspect
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now
to knock down; to knock off
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
district; section; sector
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
next; secondly; subsequently
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke