chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
scoundrel; rascal; villain
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
spring water; clear (pure) water
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
transmitter; homing device
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
dwelling; house; residence; address
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to think of; to come up with
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
professional killer; hit man
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
sour look; surly face; pout
sample; specimen; test piece
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring