appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
race (of people); type of person
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
highest grade; superlative degree
modesty; humility; being humble
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
immediately; right away; on the spot
selection; choice; option
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
how many years; how long; what year
very careful; thoroughly prepared
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tight skirt; straight skirt
scene; sight; scenario; setting
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
beyond this point; from now on; after this
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)