sudden change; complete change
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
true character; real nature
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to say too much; to go too far
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
later on; eventually; afterwards
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
feeling keenly; fully realizing
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
piece of evidence; evidence
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
transactions; dealings; business
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
benefit; use; good; profit; gains