to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
still better; even better
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
contradiction; inconsistency
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to order; to command; to appoint
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
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)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
thereupon; shortly thereafter