blow; shock; strike; batting
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
flaring up; bursting into flames
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to triumph; to be elated with success
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
front; frontage; facade; main
old friend; old acquaintance
to refuse; to decline; to deny
I told you so; you see that?
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to put one's strength into
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary