handrail; railing; banister
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
retort; back talk; backchat
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
all night long; all through the night
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to thrust down; to push off
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
just who do you think you are?
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
1,000,000; one million; million; many
deadly serious; deadly earnest
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
person concerned; interested party; related party
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion