to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to dispose of; to sell off
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
assistance; backing; reinforcements
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)