thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
your company; your shrine
power; authority; jurisdiction
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to join forces; to cooperate
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
success or failure; outcome; result
troublesome; annoying; complicated
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
on countless occasions; many a time
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be badly made; to fail
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
for today; for the time being
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to need; to call for; to require
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
subversion (of the state)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity