to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
battlefield; battleground
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
sword skills; swordsmanship
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
posture; position; stance
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
shameless; shameless person
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
distant place; faraway location; far away
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart