to blow out; to spout out
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
naked eye; the physical eye
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
no!; no no!; no, not at all
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
to prevent; to take precautions
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
looking on; remaining a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
official announcement; proclamation
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger