matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
great swordsman; master fencer
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
match; game; bout; contest
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
indeed; really; truly; very much
pessimism; disappointment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
as you see; as you can see
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
something like ...; something called ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused