imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to hide; to keep to oneself
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
something like ...; something called ...
research; study; investigation
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
street; quarter; district; area
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)