to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
cooperation; collaboration
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
downhill grade; downgrade
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to come and go; to go back and forth
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
decorum; propriety; politeness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
like this; this sort; this way
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)