hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
while; even though; despite
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
powerful person; influential person
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to ask; to enquire; to query
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
manly; masculine; like a man
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
while; during; while; although; all; both
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable