tradition; legend; folklore
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
testimony; (verbal) evidence
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to recover consciousness; to come to
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
these guys; these fellows
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
entreaty; supplication; petition
physical evidence; material evidence
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
way (of doing); manner; method; means
linking together; tying in a row
to let out a cry; to break forth
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
headquarters; head office; main office
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
goodness; excellence; virtue
support; backing; aid; assistance
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit