thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
comparatively high; fairly expensive
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
regulars; regular soldiers
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to cause someone to worry
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
companion; partner; spouse
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
commandant; commanding officer; general
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
reading vertically down horizontal text (e.g. as a simple code)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than