idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
final; eventual; ultimate
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
feelings; thoughts; meaning
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
the place for; the time for; the level of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
exposure to wind; severe criticism
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
to leave word; to leave a message
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
offense; offence; method of attack
going around; patrol; round; tour
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
self-defense; self-defence
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth