Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
four corners; four ordinal directions
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to insist on one's own ideas
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
police officer; policeman; constable
rescue mission; evacuation operation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to refuse; to decline; to deny
intelligence; discernment
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be softened; to calm down
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
pre-war days; before the war
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