follower; attendant; valet; servant
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
first meeting; first interview with
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
these days; nowadays; recently
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to compose; to put together
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
violent emotion; passion; fury
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants