to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
royal capital; imperial capital
internal conditions; true state of affairs
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
portrait; likeness; picture
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to affect; to impact; to influence
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
whole nation; whole land; whole country
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back