quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
person standing watch; guard duty
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
severe; strict; tough; hard
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious