muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
letter affixed to an arrow
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
low tone; bass; low voice
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
customary; conventional; usual
and yet; despite (all) that
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
ordinary citizen; the general public
sense of morality; moral sense
mistress; lover; prostitute
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill