sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
distrust; unjust suspicion
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
that is to say; so that means
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
stairs; stairway; staircase
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
to speak; to hear a voice
one floor (of a building); single floor
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
many people; a large number of people
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up