to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
root; joint; base; crotch
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
unable to resist; unable to suppress
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
hooting; jeering; heckling
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
station; office; guardroom
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
arrest; apprehension; capture
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
overestimation; overvaluing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
mentally strong; strong-willed
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to run down (stairs, etc.)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon