unexpectedly; surprisingly
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
allocation; assignment; allotment
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
decisive battle of brief duration
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
innumerable; countless; numberless
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)