silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
good; goodness; right; virtue
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
diploma; licence; license
three; three years of age
missed spot (in shaving); unshaven hairs
innocent; cherubic; childlike
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
no!; no no!; no, not at all
abusive voice; scolding voice; angry words
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
with a click; with a snap
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to run away; to escape safely
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
all present; all concerned; all of us
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps