to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
major incident; major happening; big scandal
world; society; people; the public
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
relation; connection; relevance
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to revere; to respect; to worship
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
information; experience; knowledge; observation
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
ill will; malice; evil intent
true character; real nature
maintenance; preservation; improvement
flustered; confused; panicked
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
mistress; kept woman; concubine
death from disease; death from illness
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather