shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
villain; baddie; the villain's part
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
settlement; solution; resolution
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to face; to go towards; to head towards
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
father; dad; husband; you; he
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr