immediate follower (of the shogun)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
female high-school student
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
this family; we; this house
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
social; societal; societary
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
himself; yourself; herself
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
within; inside of; less than
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
man among men; manly man; alpha male
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
facing south; southern exposure
nice person; good-natured person
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
business owner; entrepreneur
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily