gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
left breast; left side of the chest
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to step over or across; to overcome
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to have confidence in one's own abilities
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
craving for the limelight
national traits or character; nationality
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
common front; united front
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
out of character; unlike one
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling