unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to watch for an unguarded moment
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
gossip; corner of the mouth
existence; possession; having; limited company
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
president (of a society); chairman
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
business world; business circles; (the) industry
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in name only; titular; nominal
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles