court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
that kind; competition; match
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
rickets; boneless; spineless
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
resentment; indignation; anger
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
upper part; skillful (in comparisons); dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
price; cost; value; worth; value
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to be able to manage somehow or another
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition