(clenched) fist; knuckles
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
overconfident; presumptuous
watchful waiting; careful supervision
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
beauty contest; beauty pageant
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
literary world; literary circles
art of self-defense (defence)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
the literary world; literary circles
government body; government agency
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
too few; too little; insufficient
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
low blood sugar; hypoglycemia
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
moment by moment; hour by hour
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out