charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
trembling from fear; trembling all over
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
to rebuke; to scold harshly
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
platform; home; home base; home plate
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
biological younger sister
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stomach lining; gastric wall
noted doctor; excellent physician
to cause someone to worry
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
nothing but; except; no more than
great cause; moral law; justice
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
side ponytail (hairstyle)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
precocious; precocious child
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
point; tip; sharp end; becoming pointed; becoming sharp
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease