public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
inseparable friend; sworn friend
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; lowbrow; poser; fanboy; fangirl
little something; reward; tip
knee dislocation; making somebody's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
stock keeping; raising livestock
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
as (one) walks on, and on
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
Pacific League (Japanese baseball league)
threefold; folded in three
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
a quiet (natural) setting
attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
buying a book, magazine because of its cover
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; (lit.) Benkei's last stand
when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy
clumsily; with clumsy hands
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
to keep one's distance from someone (due to fear or because that person is superior)
nurture over nature; how one is brought up matters more than one's origins
unfailing devotion to one's country