pursuer; pursuing party; posse
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
Mouri Takachika (1819-1871)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
coexistence; living together
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
sublime; noble; high-minded
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
womanly; ladylike; feminine
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
dilapidated house; deserted house
impossible; unlikely; improbable
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to hold one's tongue; to shut up