flustered; confused; panicked
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
society; the world; the times
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
whispered conversation; whispering
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
from the viewpoint of; according to
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
speech; expression; wording; language
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
silence; stillness; quietness
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to make an appeal to the confidence of
objection; dissent; protest
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
acknowledge; acceptance; admission
shall ...; to assume; to suppose