smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
the other day; some time ago; recently
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
in name only; titular; nominal
government official; public servant; civil servant
feudal lords; barons; princes
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
rule; reign; government; governing
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
person of high rank or income
memory; sense; experience
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
gossip; corner of the mouth
infancy; childhood; tender age
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
Gothic novel; supernatural horror novel