intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to smash down; to beat in
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
disturbance; riot; mayhem
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
point in question (at issue)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
wicked design; vicious plan; plot
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
identifying mark (esp. a mark of comradeship); mark placed where two pieces of cloth are to be sewn together (or two pieces of wood joined, etc.); verification seal; tally
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)
strategy; military tactics
to knock down; to knock off
in and around the city of Kyoto
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)