to thrust before; to thrust at
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
originally; by nature; from the start
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to brush off; to shake off
how many people; a number of people
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard