to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
being protean and elusive; appear and disappear like a phantom
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
outside of; not covered by
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
polish; improvement; burnishing
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
water (hydraulic) pressure
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity