gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
support; backing; patronage
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to step forward; to volunteer
for some (unspecified) reason
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
the way back; the way home; return trip
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
each; respectively; individually; separately