pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to capture; to seize; to plunder
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
impossible; unlikely; improbable
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to count on one's fingers
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
the last moment; the very end
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
youthful; young; young-looking
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
overripeness; full maturity; full development
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known