to check; to stop; to keep back
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
is something that; is that which
still; even now; to this day
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
ruler; monarch; sovereign
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
silence (not speaking); muteness
body guard; military escort
to glare at each other; to confront each other
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt