adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
actor; actress; player; performer
theatre; theater; playhouse
long-established; old-established; traditional
to throw down the gauntlet
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
strange tale; curious report; strange report
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to fall; to die; to be defeated
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors