to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
insolent fellow; rude fellow
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
one's way (ahead); one's path
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to prostrate oneself (before)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up