precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
alone; by oneself; on one's own
walking briskly; determinedly
to walk away; to saunter off
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
meeting; greeting; welcome
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
very likely; very probable
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
due form; official; formality
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects