staff; member (club, society, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
listening device; bug; wiretap
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
out-of-school; off-campus
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
state secrets; secrets of the state
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
possible; likely; probable
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
training; drill; practice; discipline