amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
all-out attack; general offensive
government service; the bureaucracy
to square one's shoulders
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
even if; even though; however; no matter how
rather; sooner; preferably
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
arrest; apprehension; capture
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
in accordance with; according to
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
is something that; is that which
height (of body); stature