to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
straight-laced person; stubborn person
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
demonstration; show of force
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
protest; refutation; pleading
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
being filled with; being full of; permeation
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
future; possible; potential; prospective
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged