outward appearance; apparent
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
free (of charge); gratuitous
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
one's physical safety; personal security
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
to pay attention; to be watchful
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
calm; composed; leisurely
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
personality; style; appearance
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
popular person; favorite; favourite
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
late at night; small hours of the morning
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke