to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
directions; instructions; orders; command
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
accession to the throne; enthronement
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
decoration; ornament; trimmings
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
to take advantage of an opportunity
viewing as a problem; problematizing
offensive (movement); aggression
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to be embarrassed; to lose face
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
distinguished war service; merit of war
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
orphan; person without friends