unexpected result; upset; surprise
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
accident; emergency; calamity
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
if you think about it; come to think of it
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
as soon as possible; ASAP
moment by moment; hour by hour
single word; a few words; brief comment
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
dwelling; house; residence; address
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance