successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
way (of doing); manner; method
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
imitating; copying; mimicking
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
extremely; terrifically; super
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
strong nation; powerful country