place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to redeem (from sin); to save
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to hand over; to surrender
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
boy; son; baby boy; young man
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
back off!; leave me alone!
casual speech; peer language; informal language
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to blaze; to burn brightly
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
directly opposite; right in front
exactly as stated; verbatim
previous engagement; prior contract
preference; priority; precedence