to be bewildered; to be perplexed
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to challenge (a person) to a fight
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to order; to command; to appoint
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
sons and daughters; children; girl
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
whichever one chooses; either way
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
royal capital; imperial capital
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
elder sister; effeminate man
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
last night; yesterday evening
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)