to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
deed; act; work; performance
distant look; faraway look
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
(artistic) accomplishments
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
trust; confidence; credence
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
in the city; in the community
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to backfire; to have a harmful result
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
chaps (in the skin); cracks
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
long (time that has passed); old (story)