aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
perception; sensing; noticing
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
married woman; another's wife
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
drawing a sword; drawn sword
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
security guard; doorkeeper
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to snatch from; to steal from
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy