to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
reputation; respectability
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
happy tears; tears of joy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar