My words

恐る恐る

おそるおそる

timidly

覗き込む

のぞきこむ

to look into, to peer in

映る

うつる

to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)

苦心

くしん

pain, trouble, anxiety, diligence, hard work

勇者

ゆうしゃ ゆうじゃ

hero, the brave, man of valour (valor)

首をかしげる

くびをかしげる

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt), to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion), to be puzzled

侍

さむらい さぶらい

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer

消える

きえる

to go out, to vanish, to disappear

見慣れる

みなれる

to become used to seeing, to be familiar with

板金

ばんきん いたがね

sheet metal, metal plate

つんつん

つんつん

aloof, morose, pointed

似ても似つかない

にてもにつかない

quite unlike, not bearing the slightest resemblance

造形

ぞうけい

molding, moulding, shaping, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling

変貌

へんぼう

transfiguration, transformation, change of appearance

金壺眼

かなつぼまなこ きむつぼめ

goggle-eyes, round, sunken eyes, greedy look

鷲鼻

わしばな ワシばな

aquiline nose, Roman nose, hook nose

むさ苦しい

むさくるしい

filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid

無精

ぶしょう

indolence, laziness, sloth

涼やか

すずやか

refreshing, clear

野

の や ぬ

plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post

武士

ぶし ぶふ もののふ

warrior, samurai

山賊

さんぞく

bandit, brigand

ある種

あるしゅ

certain, some kind of, some sort of, of sorts

予感

よかん

presentiment, premonition, hunch, to have a premonition, to have a hunch

打たれる

うたれる

to be struck, to be beaten

颯と

さっと

quickly (esp. actions), suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

見返す

みかえす

to look (stare) back at, to triumph over

長め

ながめ

longish, moderately long

前髪

まえがみ

forelock, bangs

柔弱

にゅうじゃく

weakness, effeminacy, enervation