shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to underrate; to make light of
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten