trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
chink in the armor (armour)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
of tender years; very young
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
treating someone like a child
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
in search of; in order to look for
common people; ordinary people; masses
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
accommodation charge; room rate
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip