hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
handsome man; actor in a love scene
inside; interior; inner part
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
three; three years of age
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
successfully; with success
attendant; valet; servant; follower
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
with these words; while saying
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to become red; to redden; to blush
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
although I say; although one might say; although called
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)