obstruction of business; interference with business
again; once more; a second time
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
father; dad; husband; you; he
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity