bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
(brute) force; using all one's might
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
template; run of the mill; formulaic
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
striking with the back of the sword
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
like this; in this way; as you see
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
(your) daughter; young woman
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
impression; strong belief; conviction
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to