riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
scrape-scrape; with a scraping sound
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
death penalty; capital punishment
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
massing (of troops); gathering
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
by day and night; day and night; round the clock
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
offense and defense; offence and defence
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards